CENX Add to watchlist $46.08 +0.67 (+1.48%) Last updated: Jul 15, 2026 06:07
52-Week Range
$46.08
$19.10 $46.08 $70.43

Fundamentals Overview

Century Aluminum Company is in the middle of its 52-week range with attractive valuation, trading relatively flat today.

Valuation attractive

P/E 13.8 PEG 0.07 P/B 3.96 P/S 1.79

Profitability

Net margin 13.7%

Risk (Beta)

1.97 — higher vol

Earnings & growth

EPS $3.34 Rev +2.4% Profit +18650% vs prior qtr

BullzEye Analysis

Our composite tilts Hold on technicals (e.g. RSI, ADX, trend), fundamentals, sentiment, sector and index context, and risk.

Composite Signal

Sell
Buy
Hold — 57% confidence Risk: High Volatility — Beta 1.97. Consider smaller position size due to higher beta.

Supporting (Buy):

Analyst grade: B- · Sentiment improving (4 upgrades)

Pressures (Sell):

3M vs S&P 500: -41.8% · 3M vs Basic Materials sector: -29.2% · Beta 1.97 (elevated)

Not financial advice. For education and research only; do your own research and consider a financial advisor before investing.

Key Stats

Market Cap
$4.56B
P/E (TTM)
13.79
EPS (TTM)
$3.34
Dividend Yield
N/A
52-Week Range
$19.10 - $70.43
Volume vs Avg
N/A
Beta
1.97

About

Century Aluminum Company, along with its associated entities, manufactures both standard and specialized primary aluminum products across the United States and Iceland. The firm also possesses and manages a facility dedicated to carbon anode production, situated in the Netherlands. Founded in 1981, the company's corporate headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois.
Sector: Basic Materials
Headquarters: US
Employees: 2,906
IPO Date: Mar 1996
Beta: 1.97 (More volatile than market)

Ratings & Grades at a Glance

Overall rating: B-. Recent institutional grades: majority upgrades. Current institutional positions: Buy: 9, Market Perform: 4, Neutral: 3, Outperform: 4, Overweight: 7, Peer Perform: 1, Underperform: 2.

Financial story & AI narrative

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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 $-1.33; current price is $46.08. That’s a -102.9% 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) 13.79
PEG (TTM) 0.07
P/B (TTM) 3.96
P/S (TTM) 1.79
P/FCF (TTM) 167.06
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

B- Sentiment Improving
Buy 9Market Perform 4Neutral 3Outperform 4Overweight 7Peer Perform 1Underperform 2
4 upgrades, 3 downgrades
Price Target Consensus
Current $46.08
Median $76.00
Consensus $76.00
Low consensus $75.00
High consensus $77.00

Stock Grades (Institutions)

Institution Action Previous Grade New Grade Date
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 2026-07-07
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
BMO Capital maintain Outperform Outperform 2025-08-08
B. Riley Securities maintain Buy Buy 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