Century Aluminum Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

CENX Stock  USD 22.49  0.12  0.53%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your typical level of risk aversion, our recommendation regarding Century Aluminum is 'Strong Buy'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Century Aluminum given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Century Aluminum. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Century Aluminum, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Buy

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Somewhat reliableDetails

Hype Condition

Over hypedDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Hyperactively responds to market trendsDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Century Aluminum has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1536, Jensen Alpha of 0.5068, Total Risk Alpha of 0.1249, Sortino Ratio of 0.2017 and Treynor Ratio of 0.3404
Our investment recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Century Aluminum. It analyzes the firm potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Century Aluminum is not overpriced, please confirm all Century Aluminum fundamentals, including its price to sales, short ratio, net asset, as well as the relationship between the cash per share and market capitalization . Given that Century Aluminum has a price to earning of 5.08 X, we suggest you to validate Century Aluminum market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Century Aluminum Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Century Aluminum appears to be risky and price may revert if volatility continues
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 2.19 B. Net Loss for the year was (43.1 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 46.7 M.
About 62.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
Latest headline from simplywall.st: Eastone Century Technology Co.,Ltd. Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 27

Century Aluminum Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Century Aluminum's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Century Aluminum's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Century Aluminum daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Century Aluminum price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Century Aluminum returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Century Aluminum.
Mean Return
0.80
Value At Risk
-4.6
Potential Upside
7.10
Standard Deviation
4.19
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Century Aluminum historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Century Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument, such as Century Aluminum, soars without any apparent reason? This usually happens because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Century Aluminum back and forth among themselves.
Shares
Sourcerock Group Llc2024-09-30
932.4 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
920.2 K
Voloridge Investment Management, Llc2024-09-30
913.6 K
Impala Asset Management Llc2024-06-30
850 K
American Century Companies Inc2024-09-30
823 K
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-06-30
639.9 K
Two Sigma Investments Llc2024-09-30
639.8 K
Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Llc2024-09-30
631.3 K
Assenagon Asset Management Sa
621.3 K
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
9.8 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
6.1 M
Note, although Century Aluminum's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Century Aluminum Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory4.4M(15.5M)(134.5M)(12.8M)25.8M27.1M
Free Cash Flow(41.9M)29.5M(147.7M)(60.4M)10.6M11.1M
Depreciation83.2M83M82.6M73.4M74.7M67.4M
Other Non Cash Items3.8M58.8M(3.7M)(38M)104.8M67.9M
Capital Expenditures83M59.6M13.4M86.3M95M99.8M
Net Income(80.8M)(123.3M)(167.1M)(14.1M)(43.1M)(45.3M)
Investments20.8M(11.8M)1.6M(85.5M)(33M)(31.4M)
Change Receivables(51.8M)5.3M39.9M(15.5M)(14.0M)(13.3M)
Net Borrowings388.1M250M129.4M75.9M87.3M104.7M
Change To Netincome5.8M59.8M70.6M10M11.5M10.9M

Century Aluminum Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Century Aluminum or Metals & Mining sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Century Aluminum's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Century stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.51
β
Beta against Dow Jones2.31
σ
Overall volatility
4.15
Ir
Information ratio 0.16

Century Aluminum Volatility Alert

Century Aluminum shows above-average downside volatility for the selected time horizon. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Century Aluminum's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Century Aluminum's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Century Aluminum Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Century Aluminum's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Century Aluminum's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Century Aluminum and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Century Aluminum or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Century Aluminum's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Century Aluminum by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
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 Worse Than Average Compare Century Aluminum to competition
FundamentalsCentury AluminumPeer Average
Return On Equity0.57-0.31
Return On Asset0.0346-0.14
Profit Margin0.15 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.12 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation2.54 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding92.8 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders43.00 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions61.69 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted4.73 M4.71 M
Price To Earning5.08 X28.72 X
Price To Book3.20 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.99 X11.42 X
Revenue2.19 B9.43 B
Gross Profit46.7 M27.38 B
EBITDA43.4 M3.9 B
Net Income(43.1 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents64.8 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.71 X5.01 X
Total Debt503.4 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.99 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.87 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share7.03 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations105.6 M971.22 M
Short Ratio5.21 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share3.15 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth(1.36) X4.89 X
Target Price21.0
Number Of Employees2.94 K18.84 K
Beta2.47-0.15
Market Capitalization2.09 B19.03 B
Total Asset1.85 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(2 B)9.33 B
Working Capital4.1 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 13958 shares by Jesse Gary of Century Aluminum at 16.67 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Century Aluminum Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Century . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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