Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.80	$336.80M	$1.18	16.17
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.46	$46.80M	$2.67	32.07

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

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CENX or KALU 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
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%
Kaiser Aluminum	1.43%	7.02%	2.06%

Do analysts prefer CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.57%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.41%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser 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)	3.00
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, CENX or KALU?

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

Does the media favor CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum and Century Aluminum both had 2 articles in the media. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.00 indicating that Kaiser Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Summary

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