Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) and Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Kaiser Aluminum to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Kaiser Aluminum pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Kaiser Aluminum pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.1% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Kaiser Aluminum lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Risk and Volatility

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Kaiser Aluminum and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	4.85%	23.65%	7.66%
Kaiser Aluminum Competitors	-1,164,884,689,320,590,400.00%	-52.92%	-2.03%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kaiser Aluminum and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.37 billion	$112.50 million	8.25
Kaiser Aluminum Competitors	$5.23 billion	$278.94 million	-26.24

Kaiser Aluminum’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Kaiser Aluminum and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0	3	4	0	2.57
Kaiser Aluminum Competitors	6406	22609	32308	1801	2.47

Kaiser Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $141.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.97%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 25.24%. Given Kaiser Aluminum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kaiser Aluminum is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kaiser Aluminum beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Kaiser Aluminum Company Profile

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products in the United States and internationally. It offers rolled, extruded, and drawn aluminum products used for aerospace and defense, aluminum beverage and food packaging, automotive and general engineering products. The company's automotive extrusions include extruded aluminum products for structural components, crash management systems, anti-lock braking systems, and drawn tubes for drive shafts, as well as offers fabrication services, including sawing and cutting to length. Its packaging products consist of bare and coated 3000- and 5000-series alloy aluminum coil used for beverage and food packaging industry. In addition, the company's general engineering products comprise alloy plate, sheet, rod, bar, tube, wire, and standard extrusion shapes used in various applications, including the production of military vehicles, ordnances, semiconductor manufacturing cells, electronic devices, after-market motor sport parts, tooling plates, parts for machinery and equipment, bolts, screws, nails, and rivets. Further, its rerolled, extruded, drawn, and cast billet aluminum products used for industrial end uses. The company sells its products directly to customers through sales personnel located in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and China, as well as through independent sales agents in other regions of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.