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Alcoa Corp [AA] Investment Appeal on the Rise

In a filing, Alcoa Corp revealed its EVP & CHRO Jones Tammi A unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.81 million on Mar 13 ’24. In the deal valued at $30.78 per share,26,468 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Jones Tammi A now holds 41,166 shares worth roughly $1.5 million.

Then, Jones Tammi A sold 1,440 shares, generating $44,165 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $30.67, the EVP & CHRO now owns 9,265 shares.

UBS initiated its Alcoa Corp [AA] rating to a Sell in a research note published on January 16, 2024; the price target was $29. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including HSBC Securities’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early December with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. BofA Securities also remained covering AA and has decreased its forecast on October 23, 2023 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Argus revised its rating on July 24, 2023. It rated AA as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of AA

On Monday, Alcoa Corp [NYSE:AA] saw its stock fall -0.41% to $36.34. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 6.82%. Alcoa Corp shares have risen nearly 6.88% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -7.84% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $42.23 was reached on 04/04/24, a 52-week low of $23.07 was recorded on 02/26/24. SMA at 50 days reached $29.79, while 200 days put it at $29.57. A total of 4.69 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.25 million shares in the previous session.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For AA Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 35.99, which if violated will result in even more drops to 35.63. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 36.92. A further resistance level may holdings at 37.50. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 70.02, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.70, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 14.86%. Stochastics %K at 84.25% indicates the stock is a selling.

How much short interest is there in Alcoa Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Alcoa Corp stocks on Mar 15, 2024, growing by 1.96 million shares to a total of 13.18 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Feb 15, 2024 was 11.22 million shares. There was a rise of 14.87%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 9.45% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) rose to 2.14.

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