Century Aluminum Company (CENX): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Loser
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industry closed the day up 1.9%.
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China Gerui Advanced Materials Group
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) being today's featured metals & mining loser. Century Aluminum Company fell 31 cents (-3%) to $9.85 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 3.5 million shares of Century Aluminum Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares.
Century Aluminum Company, through its subsidiaries, produces primary aluminum in the United States, Iceland, and internationally. The company offers molten aluminum, as well as standard-grade ingot, extrusion billet, and other value-added primary aluminum products. Century Aluminum Company has a market cap of $983.4 million and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 11, equal to the average metals & mining industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 34.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Century Aluminum as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and robust revenue growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins.
- You can view the full Century Aluminum Ratings Report.
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