Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Alcoa Q1 Earnings

Alcoa Co. (NYSE:AA) – Investment analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alcoa in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 8th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.11. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating 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 Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.13. Alcoa had a return on equity of 5.54% and a net margin of 0.50%.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Alcoa from $40.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $26.00 target price (down previously from $58.00) on shares of Alcoa in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group dropped their price target on Alcoa from $53.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Alcoa from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Alcoa to $43.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Alcoa has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.25.

Alcoa Trading Up 4.3 %

NYSE:AA opened at $24.77 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $32.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.45. The stock has a market cap of $6.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -154.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 2.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Alcoa has a 12 month low of $21.53 and a 12 month high of $47.77.

Alcoa Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 4th. Alcoa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -250.00%.

Institutional Trading of Alcoa

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AA. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alcoa by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 8,973 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $339,000 after buying an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in Alcoa by 77.1% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its holdings in Alcoa by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 52,624 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,988,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its position in Alcoa by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 6,521 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $246,000 after acquiring an additional 328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Alcoa by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,469 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. 82.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.