On Tuesday, Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) opened lower -2.45% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $17.99. Price fluctuations for CENX have ranged from $5.70 to $18.64 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Basic Materials sector was 5.29%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -44.44% at the time writing. With a float of $51.27 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $92.69 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 2939 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor.
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Aluminum industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Century Aluminum Co. is 44.70%, while institutional ownership is 64.66%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 04 ’24, was worth 39,957. In this transaction SVP, Strategy & Business Dev’t of this company sold 3,766 shares at a rate of $10.61, taking the stock ownership to the 59,248 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 28 ’23, when Company’s SVP, Finance and Treasurer sold 13,908 for $12.32, making the entire transaction worth $171,347. This insider now owns 41,998 shares in total.
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -44.44% per share during the next fiscal year.
Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Century Aluminum Co. (CENX). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.38. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.74. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 153.48.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.52, a number that is poised to hit -0.12 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.05 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Century Aluminum Co. (CENX)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 1.47 million, its volume of 1.52 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 66.43%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.96.
During the past 100 days, Century Aluminum Co.’s (CENX) raw stochastic average was set at 90.40%, which indicates a significant increase from 60.65% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 44.36% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 62.81% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $13.35, while its 200-day Moving Average is $9.70. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $18.03 in the near term. At $18.50, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $19.14. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $16.92, it is likely to go to the next support level at $16.28. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $15.81.
Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) Key Stats
There are currently 92,700K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.63 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,185 M according to its annual income of -43,100 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 512,300 K and its income totaled 30,000 K.
