Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU - Get Free Report) is expected to release its earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect Kaiser Aluminum to post earnings of $0.42 per share and revenue of $788.00 million for the quarter. Parties that are interested in participating in the company's conference call can do so using this link.
Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.30). Kaiser Aluminum had a net margin of 1.55% and a return on equity of 6.25%. The firm had revenue of $765.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $752.00 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.60 EPS. On average, analysts expect Kaiser Aluminum to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Kaiser Aluminum Trading Down 1.1 %
Shares of KALU stock traded down $0.59 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $53.86. The company's stock had a trading volume of 138,335 shares, compared to its average volume of 138,340. Kaiser Aluminum has a 52 week low of $46.81 and a 52 week high of $102.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.44. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $64.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.04. The company has a market cap of $867.15 million, a PE ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 1.32.
Kaiser Aluminum Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 25th will be paid a $0.77 dividend. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 25th. Kaiser Aluminum's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 107.32%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kaiser Aluminum from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. Wolfe Research raised shares of Kaiser Aluminum from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th.
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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products in the United States and internationally. It offers rolled, extruded, and drawn aluminum products used for aerospace and defense, aluminum beverage and food packaging, automotive and general engineering products.
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