Overview
Century Aluminum Company, based in the United States, is a prominent player within the global aluminum industry. Primarily engaged in the production of primary aluminum, Century Aluminum operates several key facilities that contribute significantly to its output. The company’s main projects include the Hawesville smelter in Kentucky, which is notable for being one of the largest aluminum production sites in the United States, and the Sebree smelter, also located in Kentucky, which further amplifies its production capacity. These facilities are integral to the company’s operations and strategic positioning in the market, particularly focusing on high-purity aluminum used in critical applications such as aerospace, automotive, and defense sectors. The firm's operations emphasize technological advancements and sustainability within the aluminum production process.
Basic Stats
The share price of Century Aluminum Company as of September 5, 2025 is $22.08 / share. This is a decrease of -1.10% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Century Aluminum Company as of September 5, 2025 is $2,061.39 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Century Aluminum Company from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 2,061.39 MM |
| EV | 2,469.39 MM |
| Shares Out. | 93.34 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.07 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | |
| Borrow Rate | 0.36 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.90 MM |
| Short Interest | 5.46 MM |
| Short Float | 10.39 % |
| Days to Cover | 4.61 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 70.28 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.67 |
| Beta | 1.73 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 0.98 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 1.85 |
| PE Ratio | 20.68 |
| Price/Book | 3.01 |
| Price/TBV | 2.85 |
| Book/Market | 0.33 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.03 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.02 |
| ROA | 0.06 |
| ROE | 0.17 |
| ROIC | 0.08 |
| CROIC | 0.00 |
| OCROIC | 0.05 |
| Implied Volatility | 51.14 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.94 |
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| Stability (Low Vol) Score | |
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| QVM Score | |
| Piotroski F-SCORE |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Century Aluminum Company is $26.01. The forecasts range from a low of $25.25 to a high of $27.30. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Century Aluminum Company. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2022-06-23 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-05-18 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade |
| 2022-04-29 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-13 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2021-11-17 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2021-07-27 | B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2020-06-25 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2020-03-24 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2020-02-21 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-18 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-18 | B. Riley | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2019-11-06 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2019-03-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2019-01-14 | Berenberg | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2018-12-21 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2018-10-26 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2018-10-04 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-10-02 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2018-08-02 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-08-02 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2018-08-02 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-06-21 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-05-04 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2018-04-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2018-03-14 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2018-03-13 | Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2018-03-12 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2018-02-23 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2017-12-20 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2017-10-30 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2017-10-27 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2017-10-17 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-08-21 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2017-06-23 | Deutsche Bank | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2017-02-28 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2017-01-19 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-10-28 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2016-02-23 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2016-02-22 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-11-09 | Nomura | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-10-05 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2015-08-28 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-05-28 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-04-06 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-31 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-24 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2015-03-18 | Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-03-05 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2015-03-05 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-04 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-02-09 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2015-01-23 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-09-30 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-09-03 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-09-02 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2014-07-31 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2014-07-07 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2014-06-02 | Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2014-05-07 | Furey Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-02-05 | Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2014-01-21 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2013-12-17 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2013-09-17 | Wellington Shields | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2013-06-19 | Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2013-06-17 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-30 | Cowen & Co. | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-29 | Davenport | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-01-28 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2013-01-11 | CRT Capital | Fair Value | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2012-07-25 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-25 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-11 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2012-04-25 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-04-25 | Bank oferica | Neutral | Upgrade | |
| 2023-03-01 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2023-02-24 | Wolfe Research | Underperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade |
| 2023-07-25 | B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-14 | B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-12-20 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-07-11 | Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2024-05-02 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-01-09 | B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2024-08-09 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-08-09 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-05 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-05 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-12-03 | Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2025-02-24 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2025-08-08 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
