B. Riley Comments on Centrus Energy FY2026 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) - B. Riley issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 23rd. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.68 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.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share 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%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 67.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.38) EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $205.00 target price (up from $145.00) on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $160.00 target price for the company. Craig Hallum started coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "buy" rating and a $129.00 price target on the stock. Finally, HC Wainwright assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Centrus Energy presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $168.14.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 5.7%

Shares of NYSE LEU traded down $11.00 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $181.18. The company had a trading volume of 1,631,585 shares, compared to its average volume of 835,370. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.16. Centrus Energy has a 52-week low of $33.51 and a 52-week high of $211.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.93, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.08 and a beta of 1.36.

Institutional Trading of Centrus Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new position in Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter worth $3,474,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 8,075.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,753 shares of the company's stock worth $793,000 after purchasing an additional 12,597 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $765,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 72.8% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 23,768 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,583,000 after purchasing an additional 10,011 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,604 shares of the company's stock valued at $507,000 after purchasing an additional 1,316 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.96% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Centrus Energy

In other Centrus Energy news, CFO Kevin J. Harrill sold 1,728 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.00, for a total value of $217,728.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total transaction of $359,428.92. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.00% 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.