Research Analysts Set Expectations for Alcoa FY2025 Earnings

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) – Research analysts at B. Riley boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Alcoa in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 4th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $3.45 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.11. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alcoa’s current full-year earnings is $4.43 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Alcoa’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.23 EPS.

AA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $43.50 target price on shares of Alcoa in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings raised Alcoa from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. HSBC upped their price target on shares of Alcoa from $33.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Alcoa from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Argus set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Alcoa in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.35.

Alcoa Stock Performance

Shares of AA stock opened at $37.33 on Thursday. Alcoa has a 12-month low of $21.53 and a 12-month high of $47.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 2.26. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Alcoa had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 15.85%. Alcoa’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Alcoa

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AA. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Alcoa by 1,096.0% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 897 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 822 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alcoa during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Horrell Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Alcoa in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Alcoa in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alcoa in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000.

Alcoa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 4th. Alcoa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.24%.

Alcoa Company Profile

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.