Brokers Offer Predictions for Alcoa Co.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:AA)

Alcoa Co. (NYSE:AA) – B. Riley lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Alcoa in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 17th. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.88 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.31. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $41.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alcoa’s current full-year earnings is $0.70 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Alcoa’s FY2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS.

AA has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com downgraded Alcoa from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group upped their target price on Alcoa from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Alcoa from $46.00 to $43.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 18th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Alcoa from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $41.00 price objective on shares of Alcoa in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $40.45.

Alcoa Price Performance

Shares of AA opened at $33.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $32.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.71. Alcoa has a 1-year low of $23.07 and a 1-year high of $45.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.07 billion, a PE ratio of -9.00 and a beta of 2.42.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The industrial products company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.84 billion. Alcoa had a negative net margin of 5.14% and a negative return on equity of 7.29%. Alcoa’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.35) EPS.

Alcoa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 12th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 12th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.18%. Alcoa’s payout ratio is -10.64%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alcoa

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AA. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alcoa in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $247,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in Alcoa by 34.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 19,788 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $673,000 after acquiring an additional 5,058 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in Alcoa by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 37,158 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,263,000 after acquiring an additional 1,676 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in Alcoa by 56.0% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,605 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Alcoa in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,730,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.39% of the company’s stock.

About Alcoa

Alcoa Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products in the United States, Spain, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alumina and Aluminum. It engages in bauxite mining operations; and processes bauxite into alumina and sells it to customers who process it into industrial chemical products, as well as aluminum smelting and casting businesses.