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Alcoa (AA) stock, explained like you're 5
Alcoa trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AA. It is a large cap company in the aluminum industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 11.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- AA
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aluminum
- Size
- Large cap, about 11.1 billion dollars
Is Alcoa a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Alcoa is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 11.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Alcoa makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves AA stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- Alcoa (AA) Stock Rallies After Q3 Earnings Spotlight Cheap Valuation (Yahoo Finance)
- Why Alcoa Stock Popped on Friday (The Motley Fool)
- Alcoa (AA) Stock Pops After Q3 Earnings But P E Doubts Linger (Simply Wall Street)
- Alcoa Earnings Were a Relief, and the Stock Looks Cheap (Barron's)
- Why is Alcoa stock climbing today? (Investing.com)
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Questions about Alcoa stock
What does Alcoa do?
Alcoa trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AA. It is a large cap company in the aluminum industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 11.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Alcoa?
Alcoa trades under the ticker AA on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Alcoa's market cap?
Alcoa is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 11.1 billion dollars.
How does Alcoa make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves AA stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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