Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential downside of 14.07%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.46%. Given Kaiser Aluminum's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kaiser Aluminum is more favorable than Century Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media favor CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 10 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Century Aluminum and 2 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.34 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CENX or KALU?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	1.26	$336.80M	$1.16	25.75
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.42	$46.80M	$3.89	20.14

Which has more volatility & risk, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CENX or KALU more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.02% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.