Alcoa (AA) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CENX or AA?

Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alcoa. Alcoa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century 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	0.82	$336.80M	$1.18	16.47
Alcoa	$11.90B	0.62	$60M	$3.32	8.61

Which has more risk & volatility, CENX or AA?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, indicating that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcoa has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CENX or AA?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CENX or AA?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.24%. Alcoa has a consensus price target of $42.23, indicating a potential upside of 47.69%. Given Alcoa's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alcoa 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
Alcoa	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Does the media favor CENX or AA?

In the previous week, Alcoa had 18 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Alcoa and 4 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Alcoa's score of 0.53 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alcoa	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CENX or AA more profitable?

Alcoa has a net margin of 6.79% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 5.17%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Alcoa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%
Alcoa	6.79%	18.56%	7.02%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Alcoa on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.