At the time of writing, Century Aluminum Co [CENX] stock is trading at $15.73, down -1.87%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CENX shares have gain 14.82% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -23.08%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ: CENX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 24, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $22 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform on December 03, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $27. On January 09, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $14 on the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Underperform but $6 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 11, 2023. B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 01, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $12. In a note dated February 24, 2023, Wolfe Research upgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Century Aluminum Co fluctuated between $11.40 and $25.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18 within the next 12 months. Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ: CENX] shares were valued at $15.73 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.43% based on the average CENX price forecast.
Analyzing the CENX fundamentals
According to Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ:CENX], the company’s sales were 2.22B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 23.17% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.08% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.17, Equity is 0.53 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.73.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 15.35 points at the first support level, and at 14.96 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.38.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ:CENX] has a current ratio of 1.73. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.57, and the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.65, the price to book ratio is 2.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 4.89.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hoffman Robert F, SVP, IT and CAO, that happened on Mar 20 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were sold. SVP, IT and CAO, Hoffman Robert F completed a deal on Mar 14 ’25 to sell 2500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Hoffman Robert F bought 12000.0 shares on Mar 17 ’25.
