Century Aluminum Co [CENX] stock prices are down -2.24% to $32.31 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CENX shares have gain 5.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.67%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform on February 24, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $22. On December 03, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $27 on the stock. B. Riley Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $14 on January 09, 2024. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on July 11, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $6. In a note dated March 01, 2023, B. Riley Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $12.
The stock price of Century Aluminum Co [CENX] has been fluctuating between $13.05 and $34.51 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $34 within the next 12 months. Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ: CENX] shares were valued at $32.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.23% based on the average CENX price forecast.
Analyzing the CENX fundamentals
The Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ:CENX] reported sales of 2.53B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 17.27%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.1% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.83.
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 31.22 points at the first support level, and at 30.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 33.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 34.80.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ:CENX]’s Current Ratio is 1.71. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.79 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.19, the price to book ratio is 4.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 40.46.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hafberg Agust F, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, that happened on Sep 26 ’25 when 9493.0 shares were sold. Officer, Hafberg Agust F completed a deal on Sep 25 ’25 to buy 9493.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Human Resources Calloway Kenneth L sold 16450.0 shares on Sep 19 ’25.
