On Tuesday, Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) opened higher 20.01% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $17.54. Price fluctuations for CENX have ranged from $6.25 to $21.37 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Basic Materials Sector giant was 5.29%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 409.09% at the time writing. With a float of $51.52 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $92.69 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 2939 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 7.52%, operating margin of 4.92%, and the pretax margin is 15.02%.
Century Aluminum Co (CENX) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
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 44.47%, while institutional ownership is 60.68%. 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) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 409.09% 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 0.56. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.93.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.07, a number that is poised to hit 0.51 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.99 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Century Aluminum Co (CENX)
Looking closely at Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX), its last 5-days average volume was 1.65 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.34 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 46.27%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.08.
During the past 100 days, Century Aluminum Co’s (CENX) raw stochastic average was set at 88.61%, which indicates a significant increase from 78.51% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 85.25% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 72.34% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $15.69, while its 200-day Moving Average is $15.10. However, in the short run, Century Aluminum Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $22.71. Second resistance stands at $24.36. The third major resistance level sits at $26.44. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $18.98, it is likely to go to the next support level at $16.90. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $15.25.
Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) Key Stats
There are currently 92,786K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.95 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 560,800 K and its income totaled -2,500 K.
