Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.56, indicating that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum had 9 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum and 9 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.73 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KALU or CENX 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
Kaiser Aluminum	1.55%	6.25%	1.80%
Century Aluminum	14.69%	13.38%	4.33%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KALU or CENX?

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KALU or CENX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.32	$47.20M	$2.87	21.14
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.70	-$43.10M	$3.16	5.31

Do analysts rate KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum presently has a consensus target price of $74.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.99%. Century Aluminum has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.93%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum received 77 more outperform votes than Kaiser Aluminum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.66% of users gave Kaiser Aluminum an outperform vote while only 50.49% of users gave Century Aluminum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kaiser Aluminum	Outperform Votes 285 56.66%	Underperform Votes 218 43.34%
Century Aluminum	Outperform Votes 362 50.49%	Underperform Votes 355 49.51%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.