MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Buys 13,764 Shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU)

MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 979,976 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 13,764 shares during the quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. owned 5.98% of Centrus Energy worth $65,276,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in LEU. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 77.4% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 440 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $49,000. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 33,333.3% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,003 shares of the company's stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.96% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Centrus Energy

In other Centrus Energy news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total transaction of $359,428.92. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Centrus Energy Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of Centrus Energy stock traded down $0.61 during trading on Thursday, hitting $96.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 626,091 shares, compared to its average volume of 707,581. The stock has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.84 and a beta of 1.14. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 52 week low of $33.51 and a 52 week high of $122.95. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $70.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.32. 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 released its quarterly 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 return on equity of 84.09% and a net margin of 16.56%. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.38) EPS. Centrus Energy's quarterly revenue was up 67.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on LEU. Citigroup initiated coverage on Centrus Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research note on Wednesday. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $145.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com raised Centrus Energy to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Craig Hallum assumed coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $129.00 price target on the stock. Finally, HC Wainwright initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $300.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Centrus Energy has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $143.67.

Centrus Energy 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.