Century Aluminum Stock Hits New 52-Week High

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Century Aluminum Company (Nasdaq:CENX) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it traded at $17.74 compared with its previous 52-Week high of $17.71. Century Aluminum is changing hands at $17.73 with 1.1 million shares traded as of 12:46 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 2.1 million shares over the past 30 days.

Century Aluminum has a market cap of $1.6 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and metals & mining industry. Shares are up 10.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

Century Aluminum Company, through its subsidiaries, produces primary aluminum in the United States, Iceland, and internationally. The company offers molten aluminum, as well as standard-grade ingot, extrusion billet, and other value-added primary aluminum products. The company has a P/E ratio of 29.2, equal to the average metals & mining industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 16.1.