William Blair Predicts Centrus Energy Q2 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Centrus Energy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 28th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Centrus Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.56 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.31 EPS.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $1.68. Centrus Energy had a net margin of 16.56% and a return on equity of 84.09%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.38) earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 67.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on LEU. Craig Hallum initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Centrus Energy to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 target price for the company. HC Wainwright initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $300.00 target price for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI began coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $143.67.

Centrus Energy Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of Centrus Energy stock traded up $3.42 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $126.92. The company had a trading volume of 1,167,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 756,971. The company's 50-day moving average is $78.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.61. Centrus Energy has a twelve month low of $33.51 and a twelve month high of $136.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 2.46. The company has a market cap of $2.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.78 and a beta of 1.14.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total value of $359,428.92. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Centrus Energy

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LEU. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 103.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 37,588 shares of the company's stock worth $2,061,000 after acquiring an additional 19,140 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,288 shares of the company's stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 39.8% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,174 shares of the company's stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 2,043 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 10,099 shares of the company's stock valued at $673,000 after purchasing an additional 562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management purchased a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $216,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.96% of the company's stock.

Centrus Energy Company Profile

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants.