NASDAQ:KALU - Kaiser Aluminum Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Kaiser Aluminum trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KALU."

Kaiser Aluminum announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 25th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share on Thursday, November 15th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 24th. View Kaiser Aluminum's Dividend History.

Kaiser Aluminum declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Monday, April 24th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 7.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (NASDAQ:KALU) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 17th. The industrial products company reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.12. The industrial products company earned $393.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $383.84 million. Kaiser Aluminum had a net margin of 3.41% and a return on equity of 13.23%. Kaiser Aluminum's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share. View Kaiser Aluminum's Earnings History.

Kaiser Aluminum is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 20th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kaiser Aluminum.

7 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Kaiser Aluminum's shares. Their predictions range from $97.00 to $123.00. On average, they anticipate Kaiser Aluminum's stock price to reach $105.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kaiser Aluminum.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kaiser Aluminum in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kaiser Aluminum.

Media stories about KALU stock have been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kaiser Aluminum earned a daily sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Kaiser Aluminum include Mueller Industries (MLI), Encore Wire (WIRE), Global Brass and Copper (BRSS), Tredegar (TG), Quanex Building Products (NX) and Lihua International (LIWA).

Kaiser Aluminum's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.14%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.78%), Vanguard Group Inc (10.78%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.73%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.02%) and Standard Life Aberdeen plc (2.91%). Company insiders that own Kaiser Aluminum stock include Alfred E Osborne Jr, Carolyn Bartholomew, Del L Miller, Jack A Hockema, Jack Quinn, John Barneson, John Malcolm Donnan, Keith Harvey, Mark Krouse, Melinda C Ellsworth, Neal E West and Ray Parkinson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kaiser Aluminum.

KALU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, NWQ Investment Management Company LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Man Group plc, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Standard Life Aberdeen plc and Standard Life Aberdeen plc. Company insiders that have sold Kaiser Aluminum company stock in the last year include Alfred E Osborne Jr, Jack A Hockema, Jack Quinn, John Barneson, John Malcolm Donnan, Keith Harvey, Mark Krouse, Melinda C Ellsworth and Neal E West. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kaiser Aluminum.

KALU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Walthausen & Co. LLC, BlackRock Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kaiser Aluminum.

Shares of KALU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KALU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $91.75.

Kaiser Aluminum has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion and generates $1.40 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $45.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.09 on an earnings per share basis. Kaiser Aluminum employs 2,770 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kaiser Aluminum is http://www.kaiseraluminum.com.

Kaiser Aluminum's mailing address is 27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY SUITE 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA, 92610. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 949-614-1740 or via email at [email protected]