Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors $14.99 -2.47 (-14.15%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.12 +0.13 (+0.87%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CENX vs. KALU, AA, FLS, VMI, MSA, ZWS, SITE, SLGN, GTES, and SONShould you be buying Century Aluminum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Century Aluminum include Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), Alcoa (AA), Flowserve (FLS), Valmont Industries (VMI), MSA Safety (MSA), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Silgan (SLGN), Gates Industrial (GTES), and Sonoco Products (SON). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Century Aluminum vs. Kaiser Aluminum Alcoa Flowserve Valmont Industries MSA Safety Zurn Elkay Water Solutions SiteOne Landscape Supply Silgan Gates Industrial Sonoco Products Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum currently has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 62.33%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 77.34%. Given Kaiser Aluminum's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kaiser Aluminum is more favorable than Century Aluminum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Century Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Kaiser Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CENX or KALU? 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to CENX or KALU? In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum had 2 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum and 7 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.54 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Century Aluminum 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kaiser Aluminum 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CENX or KALU? Kaiser Aluminum has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentury Aluminum$2.22B0.62-$43.10M$3.164.74Kaiser Aluminum$3.02B0.27$47.20M$2.8717.68 Is CENX or KALU more profitable? Century Aluminum has a net margin of 14.69% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 1.55%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 13.38% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Century Aluminum14.69% 13.38% 4.33% Kaiser Aluminum 1.55%6.25%1.80% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum received 78 more outperform votes than Kaiser Aluminum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.91% of users gave Kaiser Aluminum an outperform vote while only 50.49% of users gave Century Aluminum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentury AluminumOutperform Votes36250.49% Underperform Votes35549.51% Kaiser AluminumOutperform Votes28456.91% Underperform Votes21543.09% SummaryCentury Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Century Aluminum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CENX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CENX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentury AluminumPrimary aluminum IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.38B$5.97B$6.31B$7.07BDividend YieldN/A2.04%3.56%4.05%P/E Ratio4.7411.6919.4717.47Price / Sales0.620.5671.4585.24Price / Cash58.6024.6126.8334.64Price / Book4.032.093.463.79Net Income-$43.10M$185.17M$794.81M$247.10M7 Day Performance-19.23%-17.49%-3.99%-7.32%1 Month Performance-17.91%-17.26%-4.67%-10.20%1 Year Performance-6.95%-19.01%6.49%-7.41% Century Aluminum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENXCentury Aluminum4.3212 of 5 stars$14.99-14.1%$24.33+62.3%+4.1%$1.38B$2.22B4.741,960Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeKALUKaiser Aluminum3.8189 of 5 stars$67.39+1.7%$90.00+33.6%-42.1%$1.08B$3.02B23.484,000Short Interest ↑Gap DownAAAlcoa4.4781 of 5 stars$33.50-1.3%$50.17+49.7%-26.5%$8.67B$11.90B-209.3913,100Positive NewsGap DownFLSFlowserve4.7743 of 5 stars$52.48+3.8%$68.60+30.7%-7.4%$6.91B$4.56B24.5216,000Positive NewsGap DownVMIValmont Industries4.5536 of 5 stars$299.08+4.8%$402.50+34.6%+26.4%$6.00B$4.08B17.4111,125Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMSAMSA Safety4.9323 of 5 stars$151.15+0.9%$197.00+30.3%-25.4%$5.93B$1.81B20.965,100Positive NewsGap DownZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions3.7926 of 5 stars$34.37+2.7%$38.40+11.7%-5.3%$5.80B$1.57B37.362,700Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.9508 of 5 stars$128.41+5.3%$154.56+20.4%-31.5%$5.77B$4.54B47.748,230Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSLGNSilgan4.5981 of 5 stars$50.11+0.7%$64.22+28.2%+3.4%$5.35B$5.85B19.4215,400Positive NewsGap DownGTESGates Industrial4.5874 of 5 stars$20.11+3.8%$24.11+19.9%-4.1%$5.14B$3.41B27.5414,100Positive NewsGap DownSONSonoco Products4.7935 of 5 stars$46.84+0.3%$58.50+24.9%-19.3%$4.62B$5.31B28.3820,500Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KALU Competitors AA Competitors FLS Competitors VMI Competitors MSA Competitors ZWS Competitors SITE Competitors SLGN Competitors GTES Competitors SON Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CENX) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAIEven though xAI is a private company, tech legend and angel investor Jeff Brown found a way for everyday folks...Brownstone Research | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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