Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both small-cap industrial products 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, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media prefer CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 1 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Century Aluminum and 4 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 1.12 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kaiser Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CENX or KALU?

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

Is CENX or KALU more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 10.72% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 1.85%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 8.40% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	10.72%	4.27%	1.02%
Kaiser Aluminum	1.85%	8.40%	2.39%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	$2.19B	0.79	-$43.10M	$2.18	8.60
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.09B	0.51	$47.20M	$3.44	28.47

Do analysts prefer CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 35.97%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $77.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.38%. Given Century Aluminum's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum received 75 more outperform votes than Kaiser Aluminum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.29% of users gave Kaiser Aluminum an outperform vote while only 51.00% of users gave Century Aluminum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Century Aluminum	Outperform Votes 358 51.00%	Underperform Votes 344 49.00%
Kaiser Aluminum	Outperform Votes 283 57.29%	Underperform Votes 211 42.71%

Summary

Kaiser Aluminum beats Century Aluminum on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.