Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 1 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Century Aluminum and 5 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 1.38 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 14.69% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 1.55%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 13.38% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	1.55%	6.25%	1.80%
Century Aluminum	14.69%	13.38%	4.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.7, meaning that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum received 77 more outperform votes than Kaiser Aluminum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.55% of users gave Kaiser Aluminum an outperform vote while only 50.42% of users gave Century Aluminum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kaiser Aluminum	Outperform Votes 285 56.55%	Underperform Votes 219 43.45%
Century Aluminum	Outperform Votes 362 50.42%	Underperform Votes 356 49.58%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser 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	$3.06B	0.36	$47.20M	$2.67	25.76
Century Aluminum	$2.36B	0.61	-$43.10M	$1.18	13.11

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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. 1.5% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum currently has a consensus target price of $69.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.32%. Century Aluminum has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 57.24%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.