Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) 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, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Does the media refer more to CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 10 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Century Aluminum and 7 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.80 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kaiser Aluminum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Century Aluminum	Outperform Votes 362 50.49%	Underperform Votes 355 49.51%
Kaiser Aluminum	Outperform Votes 284 56.91%	Underperform Votes 215 43.09%

Do insiders and 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.77	-$43.10M	$3.16	5.89
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.35	$47.20M	$2.87	23.18

Which has more volatility and risk, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.67, suggesting that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.82%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.26%. Given Kaiser Aluminum's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	3.00
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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 Aluminum	14.69%	13.38%	4.33%
Kaiser Aluminum	1.55%	6.25%	1.80%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.