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

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

Kaiser Aluminum declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 26th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share on Wednesday, August 15th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 25th. View Kaiser Aluminum's Dividend History.

Kaiser Aluminum declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan 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 reacquire up to 7.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (NASDAQ:KALU) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.10. The industrial products company had revenue of $415 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $398.95 million. Kaiser Aluminum had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 12.03%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. View Kaiser Aluminum's Earnings History.

Kaiser Aluminum is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 17th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Kaiser Aluminum.

7 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Kaiser Aluminum's stock. Their predictions range from $97.00 to $122.00. On average, they expect Kaiser Aluminum's stock price to reach $105.1429 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.2%. 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 and 6 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kaiser Aluminum.

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).

News articles about KALU stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Kaiser Aluminum earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the industrial products company an impact score of 41.07 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for Kaiser Aluminum.

Kaiser Aluminum's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.41%), Advisors Asset Management Inc. (5.40%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.24%), Standard Life Aberdeen plc (3.01%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.99%) and Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.77%). 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 Paradice Investment Management LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Robecosam AG, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Huber Capital Management LLC, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Kaiser Aluminum company stock in the last year include Alfred E Osborne Jr, Carolyn Bartholomew, 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 Advisors Asset Management Inc., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, TD Asset Management Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC and Systematic Financial Management LP. 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 $109.73.

Kaiser Aluminum has a market capitalization of $1.78 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.

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]