Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $88.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.13%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $27.75, indicating a potential downside of 9.87%. Given Kaiser Aluminum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kaiser Aluminum is more favorable than Century Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KALU or CENX?

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

Does the media favor KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum had 4 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum and 18 mentions for Century Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.55 indicating that Kaiser Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.21B	0.48	$46.80M	$5.53	17.32
Century Aluminum	$2.43B	1.18	$336.80M	$1.16	26.54

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.85%. 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
Kaiser Aluminum	2.85%	10.67%	3.25%
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.