Moody National Bank Trust Division Invests $835,000 in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU)

Moody National Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,420 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $835,000. Moody National Bank Trust Division owned 0.08% of Centrus Energy as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. 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 worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter worth $49,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter worth $51,000. 49.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Centrus Energy to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Craig Hallum initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. HC Wainwright initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $143.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Centrus Energy

In other news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Centrus Energy Trading Up 2.8%

NYSE:LEU traded up $3.42 on Friday, reaching $126.92. The stock had a trading volume of 1,167,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 756,971. The company has a market cap of $2.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.78 and a beta of 1.14. 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 firm's fifty day moving average is $78.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.60. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 12-month low of $33.51 and a 12-month high of $136.00.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (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%. The business's revenue was up 67.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.38) EPS. Equities analysts expect that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.