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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Wednesday, August 15th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 25th. View Kaiser Aluminum's Dividend History.

Kaiser Aluminum declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, April 24th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 7.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (NASDAQ:KALU) released its earnings results on Monday, July, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.10. The industrial products company had revenue of $415 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $398.95 million. Kaiser Aluminum had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 12.03%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. 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 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices 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 1.6%. 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 stories about KALU stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Kaiser Aluminum earned a coverage optimism score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.12 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Kaiser Aluminum.

Kaiser Aluminum's stock is owned by many different 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 bought 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 $106.82.

Kaiser Aluminum has a market capitalization of $1.84 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]