Q3 Earnings Estimate for Alcoa Issued By B. Riley (NYSE:AA)

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) – Stock analysts at B. Riley upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alcoa in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.59. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alcoa’s current full-year earnings is $4.43 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Alcoa’s FY2025 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Alcoa from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Alcoa from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Alcoa to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Alcoa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Alcoa from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.75.

Alcoa Stock Up 4.3%

NYSE AA opened at $32.27 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.35. Alcoa has a 12 month low of $21.53 and a 12 month high of $47.77. The company has a market capitalization of $8.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.43, a PEG ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 2.26.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.10. Alcoa had a net margin of 7.86% and a return on equity of 19.18%. The business had revenue of $3.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.16 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alcoa

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Alcoa by 22.8% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 29,235 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $863,000 after buying an additional 5,428 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its position in Alcoa by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 23,199 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $685,000 after buying an additional 1,442 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Alcoa in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $139,000. L1 Capital Pty Ltd lifted its position in Alcoa by 178.8% in the 2nd quarter. L1 Capital Pty Ltd now owns 4,814,342 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $142,071,000 after buying an additional 3,087,298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its position in Alcoa by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 128,965 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,806,000 after buying an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.39% of the company’s stock.

Alcoa Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Alcoa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.44%.

Alcoa Company Profile

Alcoa Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products in the United States, Spain, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alumina and Aluminum. It engages in bauxite mining operations; and processes bauxite into alumina and sells it to customers who process it into industrial chemical products, as well as aluminum smelting and casting businesses.