Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 11 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Century Aluminum and 2 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.88 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	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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum received 77 more outperform votes than Kaiser Aluminum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.37% of users gave Kaiser Aluminum an outperform vote while only 50.63% of users gave Century Aluminum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kaiser Aluminum	Outperform Votes 284 57.37%	Underperform Votes 211 42.63%
Century Aluminum	Outperform Votes 361 50.63%	Underperform Votes 352 49.37%

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 14.60% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 1.59%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 11.37% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	1.59%	6.92%	1.99%
Century Aluminum	14.60%	11.37%	3.29%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers 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	$2.98B	0.38	$47.20M	$2.89	24.15
Century Aluminum	$2.10B	0.81	-$43.10M	$2.99	6.13

Which has more volatility and risk, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $82.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.99%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.48%. 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.