Kaiser Aluminum Corp [NASDAQ: KALU] traded at a low on Wednesday, posting a -1.83 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $75.22.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 119223 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Kaiser Aluminum Corp stands at 1.28% while the volatility over the past one month is 1.77%.
The market cap for KALU stock reached $1.22 billion, with 16.15 million shares outstanding and 15.77 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 162.92K shares, KALU reached a trading volume of 119223 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Kaiser Aluminum Corp [KALU]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KALU shares is $69.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KALU stock is a recommendation set at 2.33. 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.
Wolfe Research have made an estimate for Kaiser Aluminum Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Peer Perform, with their previous recommendation back on April 11, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on January 16, 2024, representing the official price target for Kaiser Aluminum Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $69, while JP Morgan analysts kept a Neutral rating on KALU stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Kaiser Aluminum Corp is set at 2.42, with the Price to Sales ratio for KALU stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.40. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.61, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.32.
How has KALU stock performed recently?
Kaiser Aluminum Corp [KALU] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.81. With this latest performance, KALU shares gained by 3.40% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -1.36% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -15.67% in the past year of trading.
Kaiser Aluminum Corp [KALU]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Kaiser Aluminum Corp [KALU] shares currently have an operating margin of 3.45% and a Gross Margin at 7.33%. Kaiser Aluminum Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.43%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 1.85%, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.85%.
Insider trade positions for Kaiser Aluminum Corp [KALU]
There are presently around $95.70%, or 97.42%% of KALU stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of KALU stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 3.0 million shares, which is approximately 18.6615%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 2.09 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$184.06 million in KALU stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$82.61 million in KALU stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8472%.
