Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ: CENX] stock went on a downward path that fall over -5.26% on Monday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -2.15%.
Over the last 12 months, CENX stock rose by 2.31%. The one-year Century Aluminum Co stock forecast points to a potential upside of 29.79. The average equity rating for CENX stock is currently 1.00, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $1.53 billion, with 93.29 million shares outstanding and 51.36 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.89M shares, CENX stock reached a trading volume of 1741710 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Century Aluminum Co [CENX]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CENX shares is $23.33 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CENX stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BMO Capital Markets have made an estimate for Century Aluminum Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on February 24, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on December 03, 2024, representing the official price target for Century Aluminum Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $10 to $14, while B. Riley Securities kept a Buy rating on CENX stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Century Aluminum Co is set at 1.10, with the Price to Sales ratio for CENX stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.69. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.20, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.38.
CENX Stock Performance Analysis:
Century Aluminum Co [CENX] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.15. With this latest performance, CENX shares dropped by -6.19% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -7.20% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 2.31% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CENX stock in for the last two-week period is set at 46.93, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 47.23, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.59 for Century Aluminum Co [CENX]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 17.68, while it was recorded at 16.74 for the last single week of trading, and 17.71 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Century Aluminum Co Fundamentals:
Century Aluminum Co’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.57 and a Current Ratio set at 1.73.
CENX Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CENX. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Century Aluminum Co go to 46.36%.
Century Aluminum Co [CENX] Institutonal Ownership Details
The top three institutional holders of CENX stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 9.8 million shares, which is approximately 10.5703%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 5.83 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$97.65 million in CENX stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$61.39 million in CENX stock with ownership which is approximately 3.9537%.
