Northland Capmk Comments on Centrus Energy Q2 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a research report issued on Monday, July 7th. Northland Capmk analyst J. Grampp anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter. Northland Capmk has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Centrus Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.39 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on LEU. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. They set a "buy" rating and a $160.00 target price on the stock. Northland Securities began coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Monday. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $205.00 target price on the stock. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $205.00 price target (up previously from $145.00) on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Craig Hallum initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "buy" rating and a $129.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrus Energy has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $170.00.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LEU traded up $5.52 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $179.37. 474,928 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 867,479. Centrus Energy has a 52 week low of $33.51 and a 52 week high of $211.31. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $133.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.42. The firm has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.67 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 2.46, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 in the previous year, the company posted ($0.38) EPS.

Insider Transactions at Centrus Energy

In other Centrus Energy news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kevin J. Harrill sold 1,728 shares of the business'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 currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Centrus Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. NBC Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 2.4% during the second quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 10,516 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,926,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 2.1% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 21,870 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,361,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 45.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 54,315 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,379,000 after buying an additional 17,014 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 125.0% during the first quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 900 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the first quarter valued at about $625,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.96% 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.