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title: "Weekly Recap | Alcoa -7.94%, most brokers rate it buy"
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description: "Alcoa (AA) fell 7.94% this week to close at $44.43, underperforming the S&P 500 by about 7.86 percentage points. The week was soft throughout: shares opened on Monday at $47.25 and never reclaimed the prior close of $48.26, slipping to $46.97 by Thursday before Friday’s (September 18) drop to a low of $43.98. Friday’s volume of around 10.9m shares was well above the weekly average of roughly 4.9m, pointing to concentrated selling into the close."
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# Weekly Recap | Alcoa -7.94%, most brokers rate it buy

## The Week

Alcoa (AA) fell 7.94% this week to close at $44.43, underperforming the S&P 500 by about 7.86 percentage points. The week was soft throughout: shares opened on Monday at $47.25 and never reclaimed the prior close of $48.26, slipping to $46.97 by Thursday before Friday’s (September 18) drop to a low of $43.98. Friday’s volume of around 10.9m shares was well above the weekly average of roughly 4.9m, pointing to concentrated selling into the close.

## Key Events

The main company-specific development this week was scheduling of its third-quarter results. Two Chinese-language items on Tuesday (September 15) and a matching English item confirmed that Alcoa would release Q3 2026 earnings and hold a conference call. No product, regulatory or major partnership announcements emerged this week. A separate industry note about gas project funding had limited relevance to Alcoa’s core business and did not form a distinct event line.

## Analyst Ratings

Coverage totals 13 institutions, with 8 rating the stock a buy, 4 a hold and 1 an under, while none assign over or sell. The consensus recommendation is buy. The consensus target price stands at $62.06, around 39.7% above the $44.43 close. Target prices range from $49.70 to $80.00, a wide spread. Within the aluminium industry, Alcoa ranks first among five peers.

## The Week Ahead

No Alcoa-specific events appear on next week’s calendar, but US macro data due Wednesday (September 23) and Thursday (September 24) includes initial jobless claims, annualised new home sales, the current account balance, and EIA crude and natural gas inventory figures. The more distant marker is October 15 (Thursday), when Alcoa reports Q3 2026 earnings after the close, offering a check against current consensus expectations.

## In Short

The week’s tension is between a constructive analyst setup and weak price action. The consensus rating is buy, the target price sits nearly 40% above spot, and Alcoa ranks first in its sector, yet the stock fell 7.94% this week with a volume spike on Friday and a negative large-lot flow in the latest session. Valuation looks moderate at around 9.2x P/E and 1.59x P/B. The question ahead is whether the October 15 earnings can support the expectations embedded in current price targets, and whether Friday’s flow direction persists into the report.

*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

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