Fundamentals Overview
Century Aluminum Company is near the high of its 52-week range with attractive valuation, trending downward today.
Valuation attractive
Profitability
Risk (Beta)
1.92 — higher vol
Earnings & growth
BullzEye Analysis
Our composite tilts Hold on technicals (e.g. RSI, ADX, trend), fundamentals, sentiment, sector and index context, and risk.
Composite Signal
Supporting (Buy):
Analyst grade: B · Sentiment improving (4 upgrades) · 3M vs S&P 500: +15.3% · 3M vs Basic Materials sector: +28%
Pressures (Sell):
Beta 1.92 (elevated)
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Ratings & Grades at a Glance
Overall rating: B. Recent institutional grades: majority upgrades. Current institutional positions: Buy: 8, Market Perform: 5, Neutral: 3, Outperform: 4, Overweight: 7, Peer Perform: 1, Underperform: 2.
Valuation & Ratios
Valuation, liquidity, and profitability metrics are consolidated here (including ratios that previously appeared in the Financials story). Trailing (TTM) vs forward-looking (e.g. DCF) is noted on each line where it matters.
DCF vs price: DCF estimate is $-1.30; current price is $65.97. That’s a -102% gap. When the gap is large (e.g. >20%), that’s divergence; when they’re close, that’s convergence. Differences can reflect growth expectations, sector premiums, or conservative vs. optimistic assumptions. Use DCF as one input alongside technicals and sentiment.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Valuation | |
| P/E (TTM) | 19.74 |
| PEG (TTM) | 0.1 |
| P/B (TTM) | 5.67 |
| P/S (TTM) | 2.57 |
| P/FCF (TTM) | 239.17 |
| Liquidity & enterprise | |
| Current Ratio (TTM) | 2.3 |
| Quick Ratio (TTM) | 1.36 |
| Cash Ratio (TTM) | 0.45 |
| Profitability | |
| ROE (TTM) | N/A |
| ROA (TTM) | N/A |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | N/A |
| Net margin (TTM) | 13.75% |
| Gross margin (TTM) | 12.67% |
| Operating margin (TTM) | 8.09% |
| Debt to equity (TTM) | N/A |
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Price Target, Ratings & Grades
Analyst price targets, consensus, rating snapshot, and institutional grades for CENX.
Analyst Sentiment at a Glance
Stock Grades (Institutions)
| Institution | Action | Previous Grade | New Grade | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2026-05-08 |
| Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2026-04-16 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2026-04-07 |
| Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2026-03-12 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2026-02-24 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2026-02-03 |
| Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2026-01-13 |
| Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2025-12-23 |
| BMO Capital | maintain | Outperform | Outperform | 2025-11-07 |
| Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2025-11-07 |
| Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2025-10-23 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2025-09-09 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2025-08-08 |
| BMO Capital | maintain | Outperform | Outperform | 2025-08-08 |
| BMO Capital | upgrade | Market Perform | Outperform | 2025-02-24 |
| Wolfe Research | upgrade | Peer Perform | Outperform | 2024-12-03 |
| BMO Capital | maintain | Market Perform | Market Perform | 2024-11-05 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2024-11-05 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2024-08-09 |
| BMO Capital | maintain | Market Perform | Market Perform | 2024-08-09 |
| BMO Capital | maintain | Market Perform | Market Perform | 2024-05-02 |
| B. Riley Securities | upgrade | Neutral | Buy | 2024-01-09 |
| BMO Capital | maintain | Market Perform | Market Perform | 2023-12-20 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Neutral | Neutral | 2023-08-14 |
| B. Riley Securities | maintain | Neutral | Neutral | 2023-07-25 |
| Wolfe Research | downgrade | Peer Perform | Underperform | 2023-07-11 |
| B. Riley Securities | downgrade | Buy | Neutral | 2023-03-01 |
| Wolfe Research | upgrade | Underperform | Peer Perform | 2023-02-24 |
| Wolfe Research | downgrade | Peer Perform | Underperform | 2022-09-30 |
| BMO Capital | maintain | Market Perform | Market Perform | 2022-06-23 |