William Blair Begins Coverage on Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU)

Equities researchers at William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The firm set an "outperform" rating on the stock. William Blair also issued estimates for Centrus Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, 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.

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

Centrus Energy Trading Up 2.8%

NYSE LEU traded up $3.42 on Wednesday, reaching $126.92. The company had a trading volume of 1,167,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 755,220. The firm has a market cap of $2.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.78 and a beta of 1.14. Centrus Energy has a fifty-two week low of $33.51 and a fifty-two week high of $136.00. The business has a 50 day moving average of $78.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $80.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 2.46.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $1.68. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 84.09% and a net margin of 16.56%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 67.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.38) earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Centrus Energy will post 2.63 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Centrus Energy

In related news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of Centrus Energy stock in a transaction that occurred 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LEU. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in Centrus Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $3,474,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 19,140 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in Centrus Energy by 79.7% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 9,922 shares of the company's stock worth $658,000 after purchasing an additional 4,402 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $765,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 3.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,288 shares of the company's stock valued at $345,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period. 49.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Centrus Energy

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.