On Friday, Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) opened higher 5.28% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $15.91. Price fluctuations for CENX have ranged from $5.70 to $19.88 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Basic Materials sector has jumped its sales by 5.29% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 66.67% at the time writing. With a float of $51.42 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $92.69 million.
In an organization with 2939 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency.
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) Insider Updates
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 44.53%, while institutional ownership is 60.88%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 26 ’24, was worth 972,600. In this transaction President and CEO of this company sold 60,000 shares at a rate of $16.21, taking the stock ownership to the 62,447 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 04 ’24, when Company’s SVP, Strategy & Business Dev’t sold 3,766 for $10.61, making the entire transaction worth $39,957. This insider now owns 59,248 shares in total.
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) Performance Highlights and Predictions
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 66.67% 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 0.63. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.73.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.26, a number that is poised to hit -0.01 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.30 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Century Aluminum Co. (CENX)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.15 million. That was inferior than the volume of 1.4 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 66.12%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.82.
During the past 100 days, Century Aluminum Co.’s (CENX) raw stochastic average was set at 69.42%, which indicates a significant decrease from 82.45% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 38.36% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 51.80% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $17.09, while its 200-day Moving Average is $11.71. However, in the short run, Century Aluminum Co.’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $17.11. Second resistance stands at $17.48. The third major resistance level sits at $17.85. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $16.37, it is likely to go to the next support level at $16.00. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $15.63.
Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) Key Stats
There are currently 92,700K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.55 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 489,500 K and its income totaled 246,800 K.
