
A Boring Commodity Metal Smashed the S&P 500 This Year (Hint: Not Copper)
The S&P 500 ended another double digit gain year in 2025, close to +17%.
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The S&P 500 ended another double digit gain year in 2025, close to +17%.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trending higher after the December consumer price index came in at 2.6% below Wall Street expectations. The reversal in the futures comes after a wild Monday that saw stocks get hammered on the open, amid news of Department of Justice subpoenas sent to Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell regarding... Here Are Tuesday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, AMD, Disney, Five Below, Intel, Reddit, KLA Corp, PayPal, Super Micro Computer and More.

When a historic industrial powerhouse like Alcoa (NYSE:AA) doubles its share price in approximately six months, every investor is entitled to ask: why is this happening now, and what lies ahead? This isn't merely a passing tech trend or a case of crypto meme-stock mania — Alcoa's recent rise signifies profound changes in commodity markets, tactical corporate strategies, and a wider shift towards hard assets that is transforming Wall Street's outlook.

Alcoa Corporation (AA) up 180.6% since April 2025 low thanks to Big Money inflows.

AA surges more than 93% in six months as aluminum prices rise, demand strengthens, and earnings estimates climb sharply.

Alcoa cut to underweight on valuation grounds but JPMorgan sticks with overweight call on Freeport McMoRan.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading lower on Thursday after investors and traders tapped the brakes on the 2026 new year rally, as only the Nasdaq was able to grind out another gain, finishing the session at 23,584, up 0.16. After exploding higher to print new all-time highs on Tuesday, both the Dow Jones... Here Are Thursday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Coinbase Global, Digital Realty Trust, Intuit, Reddit, Roku, Tyler Technolgies, and More.

The stock market of 2026 has opened with a distinct change in character. For the better part of the last decade, technology companies and software giants dominated investor portfolios.

Aluminum stock Alcoa Corp (NYSE:AA) is surging to three-year highs today, last seen up 7.3% at $60.67.

Alcoa (AA) stock's recent peak aligns with notably low implied volatility (IV), a historically bullish combination

High earnings yield screens point to value amid uncertainty, with AAUC, AA, SBLK and PHIN showing strong growth outlook and solid liquidity.

AA is gaining momentum as aluminum demand rises in key markets, higher prices lift revenues, and output ramps up in 2025.

Top-ranked stocks Alcoa (AA), Morgan Stanley (MS), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), The Estee Lauder Companies (EL) and Ciena (CIEN) are likely to beat on the bottom line in their upcoming releases.

Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) surged into the top 10th percentile of momentum-ranked stocks this week, with its Benzinga Edge's Stock Rankings‘ momentum percentile jumping from 84.25 to 92.28—an 8.03-point delta signaling strong price strength and growing investor optimism amid an aluminum market recovery.

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Shares of Alcoa (NYSE: AA - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as high as $54.36 and last traded at $53.6750, with a volume of 5555194 shares. The stock had previously closed at $53.72. Analyst Ratings Changes AA has been the topic of several analyst reports.