How to buy Alcoa stock (AA)

Alcoa is an aluminum business based in the US. Alcoa shares (AA) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $37.31 – a decrease of 5.83% over the previous week. Alcoa employs 13,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $11 billion.

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Alcoa stock price (NYSE: AA)

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Alcoa shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$37.31
52-week range	$24.57 - $47.77
50-day moving average more info button	$42.48
200-day moving average more info button	$37.45
Wall St. target price	$48.89
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	$0.4 (1.07%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-1.56

Is it a good time to buy Alcoa stock?

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Alcoa price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $38.44 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-11)	-2.78%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-15.96%
3 months (2024-09-18)	11.94%
6 months (2024-06-18)	2.53%

1 year (2023-12-18)	25.95%
2 years (2022-12-16)	N/A
3 years (2021-12-17)	52.0917
5 years (2019-12-18)	89.67%

Is Alcoa stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Alcoa stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Alcoa's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Alcoa's EBITDA

Alcoa's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Alcoa's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Alcoa financials

Revenue TTM	$11 billion
Operating margin TTM	8.68%
Gross profit TTM	$2.3 billion
Return on assets TTM	1.86%
Return on equity TTM	-7.14%
Profit margin	-2.65%
Book value	$20.32
Market Capitalization more info button	$9.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Alcoa's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Alcoa.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Alcoa's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 37.81

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Alcoa's overall score of 37.81 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 64th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Alcoa is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Alcoa's environmental score

Environmental score: 24.32/100

Alcoa's environmental score of 24.32 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Alcoa is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Alcoa's social score

Social score: 15.12/100

Alcoa's social score of 15.12 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Alcoa is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Alcoa's governance score

Governance score: 9.37/100

Alcoa's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Alcoa is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Alcoa's controversy score

Controversy score: 3/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Alcoa scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Alcoa hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Alcoa Corp was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	37.81
Total ESG percentile	63.78
Environmental score	24.32
Environmental score percentile	8
Social score	15.12
Social score percentile	8
Governance score	9.37
Governance score percentile	8
Level of controversy	3

Alcoa share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 5.84% of net profits

Recently Alcoa has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Alcoa shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Alcoa's case, that would currently equate to about $0.4 per share.

While Alcoa's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Alcoa is investing more in its future growth.

Alcoa's most recent dividend payout was on 14 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Alcoa's shares ever split?

Alcoa's shares were split on a 1000:801 basis on 31 October 2016 . So if you had owned 801 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Alcoa shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 19.9% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Alcoa shares which in turn could have impacted Alcoa's share price.

Alcoa share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Alcoa's shares have ranged in value from as little as $24.5698 up to $47.77. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Alcoa's is 2.419. This would suggest that Alcoa's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Alcoa overview

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. The company offers primary aluminum in the form of alloy ingot or value-add ingot to customers that produce products for the transportation, building and construction, packaging, wire, and other industrial markets; and flat-rolled aluminum in the form of sheet, which is sold primarily to customers that produce beverage and food cans. In addition, it owns hydro power plants that generates and sells electricity in the wholesale market to traders, large industrial consumers, distribution companies, and other generation companies. The company was formerly known as Alcoa Upstream Corporation and changed its name to Alcoa Corporation in October 2016. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Alcoa is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.756% of Alcoa shares are held by insiders and 75.88% by institutions. How many people work for Alcoa?
Latest data suggests 13,600 work at Alcoa. When does the fiscal year end for Alcoa?
Alcoa's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Alcoa based?
Alcoa's address is: 201 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 15212-5858 What is Alcoa's ISIN number?
Alcoa's international securities identification number is: US0138721065 What is Alcoa's CUSIP number?
Alcoa's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 013872106