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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$73.68 -0.69 (-0.93%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Kaiser Aluminum Stock (NASDAQ:KALU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$73.35
$75.26
50-Day Range
$69.32
$84.57
52-Week Range
$59.52
$102.42
Volume
67,171 shs
Average Volume
89,793 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.19 billion
P/E Ratio
25.49
Dividend Yield
4.18%
Price Target
$90.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. The company's automotive extrusions include extruded aluminum products for structural components, crash management systems, anti-lock braking systems, and drawn tubes for drive shafts, as well as offers fabrication services, including sawing and cutting to length. Its packaging products consist of bare and coated 3000- and 5000-series alloy aluminum coil used for beverage and food packaging industry. In addition, the company's general engineering products comprise alloy plate, sheet, rod, bar, tube, wire, and standard extrusion shapes used in various applications, including the production of military vehicles, ordnances, semiconductor manufacturing cells, electronic devices, after-market motor sport parts, tooling plates, parts for machinery and equipment, bolts, screws, nails, and rivets. Further, its rerolled, extruded, drawn, and cast billet aluminum products used for industrial end uses. The company sells its products directly to customers through sales personnel located in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and China, as well as through independent sales agents in other regions of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

Kaiser Aluminum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

KALU MarketRank™: 

Kaiser Aluminum scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 177 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kaiser Aluminum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kaiser Aluminum has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kaiser Aluminum's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Kaiser Aluminum are expected to grow by 107.22% in the coming year, from $2.63 to $5.45 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kaiser Aluminum is 25.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kaiser Aluminum is 25.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.63.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kaiser Aluminum has a P/B Ratio of 1.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kaiser Aluminum's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.54% of the float of Kaiser Aluminum has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kaiser Aluminum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kaiser Aluminum has recently decreased by 10.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Kaiser Aluminum is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kaiser Aluminum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kaiser Aluminum is 106.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Kaiser Aluminum will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.51% next year. This indicates that Kaiser Aluminum will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Kaiser Aluminum's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.54% of the float of Kaiser Aluminum has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kaiser Aluminum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kaiser Aluminum has recently decreased by 10.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Kaiser Aluminum has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Kaiser Aluminum this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Kaiser Aluminum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kaiser Aluminum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.50% of the stock of Kaiser Aluminum is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.29% of the stock of Kaiser Aluminum is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kaiser Aluminum's insider trading history.
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KALU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kaiser Aluminum's stock was trading at $70.27 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KALU stock has increased by 4.9% and is now trading at $73.68.
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Kaiser Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ:KALU) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.16. Kaiser Aluminum's revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Kaiser Aluminum subsidiaries include these companies: Alcoa Warrick, Imperial, Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products LLC, Kaiser Aluminum Investments Company, Kaiser Aluminum Warrick, and Kaiser Aluminum Washington LLC.

Top institutional shareholders of Kaiser Aluminum include Ellsworth Advisors LLC (0.06%), 180 Wealth Advisors LLC (0.05%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.05%) and Fiduciary Financial Group LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith Harvey, Jack A Hockema, Ray Parkinson, Brant Weaver, Del L Miller, Neal E West and Leo Wilfred Gerard.
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Shares of KALU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kaiser Aluminum investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend
10/25/2024
Dividend Payable
11/15/2024
Today
1/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/14 Dividend
1/24/2025
Dividend Payable
2/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/19/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Rolling, drawing, & extruding of nonferrous metals
Sub-Industry
Aluminum
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KALU
CUSIP
48300770
Employees
4,000
Year Founded
1946

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$90.00
High Stock Price Target
$100.00
Low Stock Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$47.20 million
Pretax Margin
2.02%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.09 billion
Cash Flow
$10.16 per share
Book Value
$40.73 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
15,847,000
Market Cap
$1.19 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.35

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This page (NASDAQ:KALU) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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