Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX)’s stock price has plunge by 21.30relation to previous closing price of 15.49. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 19.83% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-02 that CHICAGO, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) applauds President Trump’s unwavering defense of the nation’s domestic production of critical metals by increasing aluminum tariffs to 50 percent.
Is It Worth Investing in Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) Right Now?
Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.57x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CENX is 2.55. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CENX is 51.37M and currently, short sellers hold a 12.64% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CENX on June 03, 2025 was 1.69M shares.
CENX’s Market Performance
CENX’s stock has seen a 19.83% increase for the week, with a 11.85% rise in the past month and a 4.27% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.42% for Century Aluminum Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 15.07% for CENX’s stock, with a 5.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CENX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CENX stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for CENX by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CENX in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $22 based on the research report published on February 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CENX reach a price target of $27. The rating they have provided for CENX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to CENX, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on January 09th of the previous year.
CENX Trading at 12.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CENX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.99% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CENX starting from Hoffman Robert F, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $20.24 back on Mar 20 ’25. After this action, Hoffman Robert F now owns 59,083 shares of Century Aluminum Co, valued at $101,200 using the latest closing price.
Hoffman Robert F, the SVP, IT and CAO of Century Aluminum Co, sale 2,500 shares at $19.99 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that Hoffman Robert F is holding 64,083 shares at $49,975 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CENX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.1 for the gross margin
The net margin for Century Aluminum Co stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 18.03, with 6.29 for asset returns.
Based on Century Aluminum Co (CENX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.62.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 448.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.84.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Century Aluminum Co (CENX) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
