Alcoa (AA) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AA or CENX?

Century Aluminum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alcoa. Alcoa 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
Alcoa	$11.90B	0.69	$60M	$3.32	9.51
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.79	$336.80M	$1.18	15.99

Is AA or CENX more profitable?

Alcoa has a net margin of 6.79% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 5.17%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Alcoa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alcoa	6.79%	18.56%	7.02%
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%

Does the media refer more to AA or CENX?

In the previous week, Alcoa had 13 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Alcoa and 2 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Alcoa's score of 0.25 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alcoa	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Century Aluminum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AA or CENX?

Alcoa currently has a consensus target price of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 34.14%. Century Aluminum has a consensus target price of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.95%. Given Alcoa's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alcoa is more favorable than Century Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alcoa	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AA or CENX?

Alcoa has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, indicating that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AA or CENX?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Summary

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