B. Riley Research Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for CENX

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) – Equities researchers at B. Riley boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Century Aluminum in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.81. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Century Aluminum’s current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Century Aluminum’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by ($0.39). The firm had revenue of $628.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $606.10 million. Century Aluminum had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 18.02%.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on CENX. Zacks Research raised Century Aluminum from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered Century Aluminum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Century Aluminum in a research note on Friday, August 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $25.67.

Century Aluminum Price Performance

NASDAQ:CENX opened at $24.52 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.14 and a beta of 2.55. Century Aluminum has a 1 year low of $12.90 and a 1 year high of $25.39. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

Insider Buying and Selling at Century Aluminum

In other news, SVP Matt Aboud sold 12,027 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.27, for a total value of $279,868.29. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 62,589 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,456,446.03. This represents a 16.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Century Aluminum by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 16,772 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $302,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in Century Aluminum by 139.8% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 252,331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,547,000 after purchasing an additional 147,087 shares during the period. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Century Aluminum during the 2nd quarter worth $1,396,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in Century Aluminum during the 2nd quarter worth $283,000. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in Century Aluminum by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 178,097 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,209,000 after acquiring an additional 13,264 shares in the last quarter. 61.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Century Aluminum Company Profile

Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates an alumina production facility in Iceland, and a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands.