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Century Aluminum (CENX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$58.91 -1.67 (-2.76%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$58.53 -0.38 (-0.64%)
As of 05/8/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Century Aluminum Stock (NASDAQ:CENX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$57.12
$62.90
50-Day Range
$46.48
$67.94
52-Week Range
$15.13
$68.69
Volume
2.51 million shs
Average Volume
1.29 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.83 billion
P/E Ratio
17.59
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$80.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Century Aluminum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

CENX MarketRank™: 

Century Aluminum scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 171 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Century Aluminum has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $80.00, representing about 35.8% upside from its current price of $58.91.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Century Aluminum's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Century Aluminum are expected to grow by 32.62% in the coming year, from $10.30 to $13.66 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 17.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 17.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.19.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Century Aluminum has a P/B Ratio of 5.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.26% 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 4.24.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Century Aluminum has recently increased by 7.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • 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 Sentiment

    Century Aluminum has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Century Aluminum this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    26 people have searched for CENX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Century Aluminum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Century Aluminum insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,619,411.00 in 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.

  • Read more about Century Aluminum's insider trading history.
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CENX Stock News Headlines

CENX Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
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Century Aluminum Company Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Century Aluminum (CENX) to Release Earnings on Thursday
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CENX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Century Aluminum's stock was trading at $39.18 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CENX stock has increased by 50.4% and is now trading at $58.91.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 19th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.25. The firm's revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Century Aluminum subsidiaries include Century Aluminum Asia Holdings Limited, Century Aluminum Congo S.A., Century Aluminum Development LLC, Century Aluminum Holdings LLC, Century Aluminum of Kentucky General Partnership, Century Aluminum of Kentucky LLC, Century Aluminum of South Carolina Inc., and more.

Century Aluminum's top institutional investors include Glencore plc (30.00%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.21%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.85%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.57%). Insiders that own company stock include International Ag Glencore, Jesse E Gary, John Dezee, Matt Aboud, Robert F Hoffman and Agust F Hafberg.
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Shares of CENX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Century Aluminum investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/19/2026
Today
5/09/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
METAL PROC&FABR
Sub-Industry
Aluminum
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CENX
CIK
949157
Employees
2,906
Year Founded
1995

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$86.00
Low Price Target
$75.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+35.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
17.59
Forward P/E Ratio
5.72
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$41.80 million
Net Margins
13.75%
Pretax Margin
0.11%
Return on Equity
15.85%
Return on Assets
5.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.52
Current Ratio
1.97
Quick Ratio
0.98

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.53 billion
Price / Sales
2.31
Cash Flow
$1.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow
42.33
Book Value
$9.96 per share
Price / Book
5.91

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
98,970,000
Free Float
98,143,000
Market Cap
$5.83 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.91

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This page (NASDAQ:CENX) was last updated on 5/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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