B. Riley Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for CENX

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Century Aluminum in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 4th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.88. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Century Aluminum’s current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Century Aluminum’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by ($0.39). The firm had revenue of $628.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $606.10 million. Century Aluminum had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 18.02%.

CENX has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Century Aluminum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Century Aluminum from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Century Aluminum from $37.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Century Aluminum in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Century Aluminum in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $27.75.

Century Aluminum Trading Up 0.5%

CENX stock opened at $28.65 on Thursday. Century Aluminum has a 52-week low of $13.05 and a 52-week high of $34.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.12. The firm has a market cap of $2.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.70 and a beta of 2.52.

Institutional Trading of Century Aluminum

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC boosted its position in Century Aluminum by 26.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,592 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Century Aluminum by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 16,562 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $486,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Century Aluminum by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,414 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Century Aluminum by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 20,926 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $377,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank increased its holdings in Century Aluminum by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 15,376 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. 61.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Century Aluminum

In other news, SVP Matt Aboud sold 12,027 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.27, for a total value of $279,868.29. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 62,589 shares in the company, valued at $1,456,446.03. This represents a 16.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Agust F. Hafberg sold 9,493 shares of Century Aluminum stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total value of $264,949.63. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 55,260 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,542,306.60. This represents a 14.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

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.