Century Aluminum Co [CENX] stock is trading at $29.55, down -1.40%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CENX shares have gain 9.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.30%, and not 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.
Century Aluminum Co [CENX] stock has fluctuated 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 $29.55 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.06% based on the average CENX price forecast.
Analyzing the CENX fundamentals
Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ:CENX] reported sales of 2.53B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.83.
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 29.09 points at the first support level, and at 28.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 30.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 30.65.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Century Aluminum Co’s Current Ratio is 1.71. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.79, and the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.09, the price to book ratio is 3.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 37.00.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG, 10% Owner, that happened on Nov 10 ’25 when 9.0 million shares were sold. 10% Owner, Glencore International AG completed a deal on Nov 10 ’25 to buy 9.0 million shares. Meanwhile, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer Hafberg Agust F sold 9493.0 shares on Sep 26 ’25.
