Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a report released on Monday, June 23rd. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.68 per share for the year. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $221.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share.
LEU has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and set a $205.00 target price (up previously from $145.00) on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Citigroup began coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 price target for the company. Craig Hallum began coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $129.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Thursday. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $148.00 price target for the company. Finally, William Blair began coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $165.63.
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Centrus Energy Stock Down 3.6%
Shares of LEU stock traded down $6.31 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $168.65. 1,711,552 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 852,608. Centrus Energy has a 12 month low of $33.51 and a 12 month high of $211.31. The company has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.24 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 2.46, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09. The company's 50-day moving average price is $116.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.50.
Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.38) EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 67.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total transaction of $359,428.92. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kevin J. Harrill sold 1,728 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.00, for a total transaction of $217,728.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 77.4% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 440 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the period. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 589.5% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 655 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.96% of the company's stock.
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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.
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