Century Aluminum (CENX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Century Aluminum Company is a producer of primary aluminum. The company operates aluminum smelters that convert alumina into aluminum metal, supplying standard-grade and value-added products used in transportation, construction, packaging, and other industrial applications.

Century Aluminum’s operations are primarily located in the United States and Iceland. Its U.S. portfolio includes facilities in Sebree, Kentucky, and Mount Holly, South Carolina, while its Icelandic operations include the Grundartangi smelter, operated through its Norðurál subsidiary. The company has also maintained aluminum production assets in Hawesville, Kentucky, although that facility has been idled.

Headquartered in Chicago, Century Aluminum has focused on operating and developing large-scale, energy-intensive aluminum production facilities. Jesse Gary serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.91 to $38.85
• 50-Day Range: $38.12 to $52.29
• 52-Week Range: $25.40 to $70.43
• Volume: 869,609 shs
• Average Volume: 1.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.63
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $72.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Century Aluminum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Century Aluminum scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Century Aluminum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $72.00, representing about 87.5% upside from its current price of $38.39.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Century Aluminum has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Century Aluminum are expected to grow by 23.23% in the coming year, from $7.75 to $9.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 6.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 6.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Century Aluminum has a P/B Ratio of 3.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.88% of the float of Century Aluminum has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Century Aluminum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.34.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Century Aluminum has recently decreased by 4.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Century Aluminum does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Century Aluminum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Century Aluminum has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Century Aluminum this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for CENX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Century Aluminum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Century Aluminum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.84% of the stock of Century Aluminum is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.59% of the stock of Century Aluminum is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Aluminum
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CENX
• CIK: 949157
• Web: centuryaluminum.com
• Phone: (312) 696-3101
• Fax: 312-696-3102
• Employees: 2,906
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Century Aluminum: $72.00
• High Price Target: $79.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +87.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.95
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.80 million
• Net Margins: 22.63%
• Pretax Margin: 21.65%
• Return on Equity: 33.83%
• Return on Assets: 15.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 2.75
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.42
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.82
• Book Value: $9.96 per share
• Price / Book: 3.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 98,993,000
• Free Float: 98,161,000
• Market Cap: $3.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.99