Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Century Aluminum Co shares valued at $272,250,000 were sold by GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG on Nov 10 ’25. At $30.25 per share, GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG sold 9,000,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,500,000 shares worth approximately $537.24 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Glencore International AG purchased 9,000,000 shares, netting a total of over 297,450,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Hafberg Agust F had sold 9,493 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $264,950, the SVP & Chief Commercial Officer traded Century Aluminum Co shares for $27.91 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,493 shares, worth approximately $1.6 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on October 08, 2025, Century Aluminum Co [CENX] has been an Overweight. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of December 03, 2024, Wolfe Research has increased its “Peer perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for CENX. Earlier on January 09, 2024, B. Riley Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CENX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CENX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Century Aluminum Co [NASDAQ: CENX] plunged -1.79% to $29.04. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.775, but it reached a high of $30.265 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.21%. Over the course of the year, Century Aluminum Co shares have jumped approximately 31.05%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $34.51 on 10/20/25 and a 52-week low of $13.05 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Century Aluminum Co (CENX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 28.44, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 27.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 29.97. The next price resistance is at 30.90. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Century Aluminum Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Century Aluminum Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 0.78 million shares to 7.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 6.72 million shares. A jump of 10.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.43.
Which companies own the most shares of Century Aluminum Co (CENX)?
In terms of Century Aluminum Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 34 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.98% from the previous closing price of $29.57. Analysts anticipate Century Aluminum Co stock to reach 34 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 34. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Century Aluminum Co stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
