Top 5 Companies in the Aluminum Industry With the Highest Beta

Below are the top five companies in the Aluminum industry as measured by beta. Higher-beta stocks mean greater volatility and are therefore generally considered to be riskier but also may provide the potential for higher returns.

Century Aluminum （NASDAQ:CENX） ranks first with a beta of 2.8; Alcoa （NYSE:AA） ranks second with a beta of 1.7; and Kaiser Aluminum （NASDAQ:KALU） ranks third with a beta of 1.6.

Alumina （NYSE:AWC） follows with a beta of 1.5 and Aluminum of China （NYSE:ACH） rounds out the top five with a beta of 1.4.

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