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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) stock, explained like you're 5
Kaiser Aluminum trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker KALU. It is a mid cap company in the metal fabrications industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 2.5 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- KALU
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Metal Fabrications
- Size
- Mid cap, about 2.5 billion dollars
Is Kaiser Aluminum a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Kaiser Aluminum is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 2.5 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 Kaiser Aluminum makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves KALU 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
- Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment (Yahoo Finance)
- Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) Now Covered by Barclays (MarketBeat)
- After 45 years, Kaiser Aluminum's CEO will take a different role (Stock Titan)
- Why Are Aluminum Stocks AA, KALU, CENX Rallying Today? (Stocktwits)
- Barclays initiates Kaiser Aluminum stock with overweight rating By Investing.com (Investing.com Nigeria)
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Questions about Kaiser Aluminum stock
What does Kaiser Aluminum do?
Kaiser Aluminum trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker KALU. It is a mid cap company in the metal fabrications industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 2.5 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Kaiser Aluminum?
Kaiser Aluminum trades under the ticker KALU on the Nasdaq.
What is Kaiser Aluminum's market cap?
Kaiser Aluminum is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 2.5 billion dollars.
How does Kaiser Aluminum make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves KALU 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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