Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

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

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 5.17% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 1.43%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	1.43%	7.02%	2.06%
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%

Do analysts prefer KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum currently has a consensus target price of $69.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.41%. Century Aluminum has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Aluminum both had 2 articles in the media. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.00 indicating that Kaiser Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, meaning that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company 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 better valuation and earnings, KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kaiser 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	0.46	$46.80M	$2.67	32.07
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.80	$336.80M	$1.18	16.17

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.