Q4 EPS Estimates for Centrus Energy Reduced by Roth Capital

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, July 10th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now forecasts that the company will earn $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Centrus Energy's FY2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. B. Riley restated a "buy" rating and issued a $221.00 price target (up previously from $134.00) on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Northland Securities assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $205.00 price objective on the stock. Northland Capmk upgraded Centrus Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $148.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Friday. They set a "buy" rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Centrus Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $175.00.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

LEU traded up $8.94 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $206.40. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,242,436 shares, compared to its average volume of 878,572. Centrus Energy has a 52 week low of $33.51 and a 52 week high of $211.31. The company's 50-day moving average is $141.20 and its 200-day moving average is $99.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.93. The firm has a market cap of $3.52 billion, a PE ratio of 46.80 and a beta of 1.45.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.38) EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 67.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Centrus Energy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LEU. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Centrus Energy by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 121,392 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,086,000 after buying an additional 6,709 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $370,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in Centrus Energy by 77.4% in the fourth 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. Prosperity Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $309,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Centrus Energy by 33,333.3% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,003 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 49.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Centrus Energy

In other news, CFO Kevin J. Harrill sold 1,728 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.00, for a total transaction of $217,728.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total value of $359,428.92. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate 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.