Stock Research: Kaiser Aluminum

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Kaiser Aluminum

NSQ:KALU US4830077040
45
  • Value
    63
  • Growth
    46
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    30
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    45
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Company Description

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation produces semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products. The company operates in the aerospace and defense, packaging, general engineering, automotive, and other industries. Its products are used in North American automotive applications. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,418 million, profits of $333 million, and revenue of $3,024 million, with 4,000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kaiser Aluminum are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Kaiser Aluminum. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 63, which means that the share price of Kaiser Aluminum is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 63% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 46, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 34, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 66 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
63 86 65 51
Growth
46 25 63 63
Safety
Safety
34 31 18 40
Sentiment
65 5 37 6
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45 18 34 15
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
10 1 1 2
Opinions Change
98 2 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 10 48 53
Market Pulse
8 74 67 32
Sentiment
65 5 37 6
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
63 86 65 51
Growth
46 25 63 63
Safety Safety
34 31 18 40
Combined
30 48 42 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
85 93 93 81
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
23 63 18 17
Price vs. Book (P/B)
34 44 41 37
Dividend Yield
89 88 96 89
Value
63 86 65 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
49 39 47 70
Profit Growth
39 41 100 47
Capital Growth
29 9 28 76
Stock Returns
88 41 23 43
Growth
46 25 63 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 5 2 17
Refinancing
89 88 87 80
Liquidity
45 27 10 36
Safety Safety
34 31 18 40

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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