B. Riley Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for CENX

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) – B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Century Aluminum in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 4th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.88. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $28.00 price objective 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 issued its 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). Century Aluminum had a return on equity of 18.02% and a net margin of 4.94%.The company had revenue of $628.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $606.10 million.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Century Aluminum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Century Aluminum in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target 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. Zacks Research raised Century Aluminum from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Century Aluminum in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $27.75.

Century Aluminum Price Performance

Shares of CENX opened at $28.65 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Century Aluminum has a 1 year low of $13.05 and a 1 year high of $34.51. The stock has a market cap of $2.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.70 and a beta of 2.52. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $27.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.12.

Insider Activity at Century Aluminum

In other Century Aluminum news, SVP Matt Aboud sold 12,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.27, for a total transaction of $279,868.29. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 62,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,456,446.03. The trade was a 16.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Agust F. Hafberg sold 9,493 shares of the business’s 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 directly owned 55,260 shares in the company, valued at $1,542,306.60. The trade was a 14.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.76% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Century Aluminum

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CENX. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Century Aluminum by 1,291.8% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 1,266 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new position in Century Aluminum during the first quarter worth about $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Century Aluminum by 253.1% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,822 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 1,306 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC grew 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 buying an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Century Aluminum by 261.8% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,020 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 2,909 shares in the last quarter. 61.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Century Aluminum Company Profile

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.