Roth Capital Estimates Centrus Energy Q1 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Centrus Energy in a report released on Thursday, May 8th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor anticipates that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LEU. StockNews.com raised shares of Centrus Energy to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. HC Wainwright started coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Craig Hallum started coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "buy" rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $143.40.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LEU opened at $93.60 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.93, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.22 and a beta of 1.14. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $69.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.04. Centrus Energy has a 12 month low of $33.51 and a 12 month high of $122.95.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last issued 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 net margin of 16.56% and a return on equity of 84.09%. The firm's revenue was up 67.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.38) EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Larry B. Cutlip sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.31, for a total value of $481,240.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 9,402 shares in the company, valued at $1,131,154.62. This represents a 29.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Centrus Energy by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,288 shares of the company's stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Centrus Energy by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 29,226 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,947,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Centrus Energy by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 10,147 shares of the company's stock valued at $676,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Centrus Energy by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,399 shares of the company's stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.

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