Kailix Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 146,550 Century Aluminum Company $CENX

Kailix Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 146,550 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,742,000. Century Aluminum comprises about 6.4% of Kailix Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in Century Aluminum during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new stake in Century Aluminum during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Century Aluminum by 253.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,822 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 1,306 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Century Aluminum during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its holdings in Century Aluminum by 26.3% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,592 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.59% of the company’s stock.

Key Century Aluminum News

Here are the key news stories impacting Century Aluminum this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on Century Aluminum to $79 from $77 and kept an overweight rating, signaling confidence in further upside after the earnings release.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded Century Aluminum from hold to strong-buy, adding to the bullish analyst tone around the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: The company reported first-quarter revenue of $649.2 million and adjusted EPS of $1.63, both above consensus estimates, with adjusted EBITDA of $231.4 million, which suggests solid operating performance. Article: Century Aluminum Company Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also parsing multiple earnings transcript and snapshot articles, which may provide more detail on management’s outlook and margin trends, but do not by themselves change the fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Some reports highlighted a miss on adjusted/non-GAAP EPS versus estimates, and one article said the company lagged both earnings and revenue expectations, creating some mixed sentiment around the results.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets set a $75.00 target price on Century Aluminum and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Zacks Research upgraded Century Aluminum from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Century Aluminum from $77.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised Century Aluminum from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Century Aluminum from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.00.

Century Aluminum Stock Performance

Shares of CENX opened at $58.91 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.30, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.59 and a beta of 1.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $57.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.29. Century Aluminum Company has a twelve month low of $15.13 and a twelve month high of $68.69.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.25. The company had revenue of $633.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $661.63 million. Century Aluminum had a return on equity of 13.59% and a net margin of 13.75%.The company’s revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Century Aluminum Company will post 10.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Century Aluminum

In other news, EVP John Dezee sold 66,000 shares of Century Aluminum stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.72, for a total transaction of $3,347,520.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 97,647 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,952,655.84. The trade was a 40.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Robert F. Hoffman sold 10,529 shares of Century Aluminum stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.51, for a total value of $594,993.79. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 56,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,200,895.93. This trade represents a 15.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 251,626 shares of company stock worth $13,619,411. Insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

About Century Aluminum

Century Aluminum Company is a primary aluminum producer that develops and operates smelters designed to supply low-carbon, high-purity aluminum products to a range of industrial and commercial markets. Established in 1995, the company has grown to become a significant North American aluminum producer with an expanding international footprint. Century Aluminum is headquartered in the United States and is focused on energy-efficient operations and cost management.

The company’s core operations include three primary aluminum smelting facilities located in Hawesville, Kentucky; Mount Holly, South Carolina; and Grundartangi, Iceland.