Alcoa Corp (NYSE: AA)’s stock price has plunge by 1.05relation to previous closing price of 24.75. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.71% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-11 that Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Alcoa (AA) for the quarter ended March 2025 by going beyond Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Is It Worth Investing in Alcoa Corp (NYSE: AA) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.30. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AA is 256.75M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.31% of that float. On April 15, 2025, the average trading volume of AA was 5.66M shares.
AA’s Market Performance
AA stock saw a decrease of 1.71% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -25.41% and a quarterly a decrease of -31.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.20%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.09% for Alcoa Corp (AA). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -15.42% for AA stock, with a simple moving average of -31.28% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AA stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for AA by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for AA in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $26 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Argus, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AA reach a price target of $48. The rating they have provided for AA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 23rd, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to AA, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on October 17th of the previous year.
AA Trading at -23.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -47.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.20%, as shares sank -28.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AA rose by +1.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -36.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.57. In addition, Alcoa Corp saw -33.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AA starting from Bacchi Renato, who sale 23,867 shares at the price of $42.29 back on Oct 22 ’24. After this action, Bacchi Renato now owns 57,317 shares of Alcoa Corp, valued at $1,009,431 using the latest closing price.
Bacchi Renato, the Officer of Alcoa Corp, proposed sale 23,867 shares at $42.29 during a trade that took place back on Oct 22 ’24, which means that Bacchi Renato is holding shares at $1,009,430 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alcoa Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 1.28, with 0.43 for asset returns.
Based on Alcoa Corp (AA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.52 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.85. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.45.
Conclusion
To sum up, Alcoa Corp (AA) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
