Alcoa (AA) Competitors $24.55 -0.64 (-2.54%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AA vs. CENX, KALU, DOV, TS, HUBB, PKG, TRMB, BALL, GGG, and AMCRShould you be buying Alcoa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alcoa include Century Aluminum (CENX), Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), Dover (DOV), Tenaris (TS), Hubbell (HUBB), Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Trimble (TRMB), Ball (BALL), Graco (GGG), and Amcor (AMCR). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Alcoa vs. Century Aluminum Kaiser Aluminum Dover Tenaris Hubbell Packaging Co. of America Trimble Ball Graco Amcor Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AA or CENX? Alcoa has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcoa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlcoa$12.67B0.50$60M$3.327.39Century Aluminum$2.22B0.68-$43.10M$3.165.19 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AA or CENX? Alcoa received 676 more outperform votes than Century Aluminum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.71% of users gave Alcoa an outperform vote while only 50.49% of users gave Century Aluminum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlcoaOutperform Votes103866.71% Underperform Votes51833.29% Century AluminumOutperform Votes36250.49% Underperform Votes35549.51% Which has more risk and volatility, AA or CENX? Alcoa has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.56, indicating that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AA or CENX? Alcoa presently has a consensus price target of $44.17, indicating a potential upside of 79.90%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 48.28%. Given Alcoa's higher probable upside, equities 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Century Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AA or CENX? 82.4% of Alcoa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alcoa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Century 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. Is AA or CENX more profitable? Century Aluminum has a net margin of 14.69% compared to Alcoa's net margin of 0.50%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 13.38% beat Alcoa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alcoa0.50% 5.54% 2.07% Century Aluminum 14.69%13.38%4.33% Does the media refer more to AA or CENX? In the previous week, Alcoa had 9 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Alcoa and 8 mentions for Century Aluminum. Alcoa's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Century Aluminum's score of 1.15 indicating that Alcoa is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcoa 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Century Aluminum 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlcoa beats Century Aluminum on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alcoa News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlcoaPrimary aluminum IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.36B$6.13B$7.15B$18.97BDividend Yield1.51%2.26%3.56%4.03%P/E Ratio-153.4412.2820.8232.71Price / Sales0.500.5880.9427.84Price / Cash9.4724.6126.9417.53Price / Book1.232.233.744.47Net Income$60M$185.17M$807.45M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.03%-1.84%3.18%2.26%1 Month Performance-19.73%-14.07%1.11%-2.86%1 Year Performance-30.12%-17.28%13.93%5.48% Alcoa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AAAlcoa4.3678 of 5 stars$24.55-2.5%$44.17+79.9%-33.1%$6.36B$12.67B-153.4413,100Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownCENXCentury Aluminum4.1328 of 5 stars$16.82+0.5%$24.33+44.7%-6.5%$1.55B$2.22B5.321,960Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownKALUKaiser Aluminum2.5818 of 5 stars$64.66+0.4%$69.00+6.7%-32.0%$1.04B$3.06B22.534,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeDOVDover4.7119 of 5 stars$170.03-0.2%$206.33+21.4%-5.6%$23.30B$7.73B8.7425,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionTSTenaris3.4648 of 5 stars$33.76+0.0%$47.00+39.2%-0.9%$19.63B$12.52B9.3522,800Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsHUBBHubbell3.2354 of 5 stars$359.50+0.4%$449.38+25.0%-11.7%$19.29B$5.63B25.0416,300Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsPKGPackaging Co. of America4.4226 of 5 stars$186.13-0.1%$231.60+24.4%+5.1%$16.74B$8.54B20.8415,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsTRMBTrimble4.709 of 5 stars$61.95+0.8%$86.00+38.8%+2.1%$15.23B$3.68B10.1711,800Upcoming EarningsGap DownBALLBall4.2489 of 5 stars$52.39+3.7%$60.80+16.1%-25.9%$14.79B$11.80B4.1421,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGGGGraco3.9798 of 5 stars$81.50+0.2%$93.00+14.1%-0.6%$13.62B$2.15B28.904,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionAMCRAmcor3.6851 of 5 stars$9.34-3.0%$11.31+21.1%+3.3%$13.50B$13.54B16.9844,000Earnings ReportOptions VolumeNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Century Aluminum Alternatives Kaiser Aluminum Alternatives Dover Alternatives Tenaris Alternatives Hubbell Alternatives Packaging Co. of America Alternatives Trimble Alternatives Ball Alternatives Graco Alternatives Amcor Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AA) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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