Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.62%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.87%. 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

Which has better earnings & valuation, KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kaiser 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	$3.02B	0.40	$46.80M	$3.89	18.98
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.86	$336.80M	$1.18	17.35

Which has more volatility & risk, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 5.17% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%

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

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

Does the media prefer KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum had 2 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum and 7 mentions for Century Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.68 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.