Head to head
Century Aluminum vs Alcoa
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CENX · AA
CENX
Century Aluminum
36.03-3.09%
1-year price shape — +28% over the period
Quant Rating D · 65/100
vs
AA
Alcoa
42.48-1.60%
1-year price shape — +21% over the period
Quant Rating D · 68/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Alcoa edges it on the scoreable measures. Alcoa has the highest Quant Rating (68); Alcoa pays the highest dividend yield; Alcoa earns the most per share.
| CENX | AA | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Aluminum | -- |
| Last price | 36.03 | 42.48 |
| Change today | -3.09% | -1.60% |
| 1-year return | +28.3% | +20.5% |
| Market cap | $3.57B | $11.21B |
| 52-week range | 25.40 – 70.43 | 34.85 – 84.22 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 6.22 | 8.83 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 54th | 60th |
| P/B | 2.54 | 1.52 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.94% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.42 | 4.37 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $41.58M | $1.15B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.67B | $13.60B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +19.7% | +31.4% |
| Gross margin | 19.2% | 18.8% |
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 7.9% |
| Net margin | 22.6% | 9.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $151.20M | $352.00M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 107.4% | 85.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 22 buy / 28 sell | 29 buy / 21 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 9.8% | 4.5% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (4) | 62% buy / 38% hold (8) |
| Analyst price target | $69 (+92%) | $63 (+49%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (65) | D (68) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 2,906 | 14,900 |
| Founded | 1995 | 1886 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.