Why Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s (KALU) Stock Is Down 8.23%
As of Tuesday, August 18, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s KALU share price has dipped by 8.23%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Michael Rose
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| Share Statistics | KALU | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $2,449.9 | $1,726.2 | 56% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 16.9 | 140.4 | 27% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 98.8% | 83.9% | 82% |
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| Float (Mil) | 16.0 | 142.0 | 26% |
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| Beta | 1.58 | 1.25 | 85% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 257 | 501 | 47% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
101.9% | 70.9% | 91% |
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| Growth | KALU | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 23.5% | 10.8% | 85% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 31.3% | (1.4%) | 86% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 30.2% | 5.7% | 81 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 2.4% | 0.0% | 94% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (15.1%) | (8.7%) | 51% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Current EPS | $2.205 | $13.516 | $11.289 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $2.071 | $10.620 | $10.550 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $2.137 | $10.234 | $10.813 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (61.5%) | 99.6% | 96.8% | |
| Financials | KALU | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $4,136 | $1,662 | 72% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $227 | $9 | 69% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $13.971 | $0.100 | 96% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $186 | $45 | 58% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $46 | $27 | 69% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,060 | $98 | 67% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $3,654 | $2,073 | 57% |
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| Valuation | KALU | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 2.60 | 2.83 | 60% |
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| P/E | 11.2 | 18.3 | 21% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 0.0% | 76% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17% |
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| Ratios | KALU | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 14.5% | 40.1% | 14% |
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| Net Margin | 5.5% | 7.9% | 50% |
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| ROA | 8.4% | 1.0% | 84% |
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| ROE | 26.4% | 3.4% | 85% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 67.6% | 34.0% | 63% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 4 | 67% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 8/20/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 15.1% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +7.6 |
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