Century Aluminum (CENX) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect Century Aluminum to post earnings of $0.73 per share and revenue of $643.80 million for the quarter.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The industrial products company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $631.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $515.27 million. Century Aluminum had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 14.69%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Century Aluminum to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Century Aluminum Stock Down 5.3 %

Shares of CENX opened at $16.38 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $17.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.13. Century Aluminum has a 12 month low of $11.40 and a 12 month high of $25.39. The company has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of 5.18 and a beta of 2.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Robert F. Hoffman sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.99, for a total transaction of $49,975.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 64,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,281,019.17. This represents a 3.75 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com cut Century Aluminum from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Century Aluminum from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $22.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th.

About Century Aluminum

Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates an alumina production facility in Iceland, and a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands.