Century Aluminum Co (CENX) is destined for greater heights as its last quarter sales were 630,900 K

On Friday, Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) opened lower -14.12% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $17.46. Price fluctuations for CENX have ranged from $11.40 to $25.39 over the past 52 weeks.

A company in the Basic Materials sector has jumped its sales by 6.21% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 199.70% at the time writing. With a float of $50.81 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $93.29 million.

In an organization with 2971 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 8.33%, operating margin of 5.46%, and the pretax margin is 14.58%.

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 44.95%, while institutional ownership is 57.84%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 20 ’25, was worth 101,200. In this transaction SVP, IT and CAO of this company sold 5,000 shares at a rate of $20.24, taking the stock ownership to the 59,083 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 14 ’25, when Company’s SVP, IT and CAO sold 2,500 for $19.99, making the entire transaction worth $49,975. This insider now owns 64,083 shares in total.

Century Aluminum Co (CENX) Performance Highlights and Predictions

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.09 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 199.70% 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 0.57. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.62.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.22, a number that is poised to hit 0.61 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.30 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 2.25 million. That was better than the volume of 1.79 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 26.20%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.32.

During the past 100 days, Century Aluminum Co’s (CENX) raw stochastic average was set at 6.10%, which indicates a significant decrease from 10.35% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 66.03% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 70.87% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $18.98, while its 200-day Moving Average is $17.90. However, in the short run, Century Aluminum Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $16.20. Second resistance stands at $17.40. The third major resistance level sits at $18.34. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $14.06, it is likely to go to the next support level at $13.12. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $11.91.

Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) Key Stats

There are currently 92,293K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.38 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,220 M according to its annual income of 336,800 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 630,900 K and its income totaled 45,200 K.