Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Alcoa Q4 Earnings

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) – Investment analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alcoa in a report released on Tuesday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.66. B. Riley 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 FY2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.97 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays upped their price objective on Alcoa to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen cut Alcoa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 22nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Alcoa from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Citigroup upgraded Alcoa to a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Alcoa from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.75.

Alcoa Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of NYSE AA opened at $33.26 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $30.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.34. Alcoa has a 52-week low of $21.53 and a 52-week high of $47.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.68, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 2.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Alcoa Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alcoa

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AA. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Alcoa by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Ethic Inc. bought a new position in Alcoa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $211,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new position in Alcoa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,046,000. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV boosted its stake in Alcoa by 25.5% during the 4th quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 111,143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,188,000 after purchasing an additional 22,610 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Alcoa by 59.6% during the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 10,458 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $395,000 after purchasing an additional 3,907 shares in the last quarter.

About Alcoa

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.