Roth Capital Has Negative View of Centrus Energy Q3 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 10th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now expects that the company will earn ($0.06) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.03). 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 FY2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2028 earnings at ($0.04) EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $1.68. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 84.09% and a net margin of 16.56%. The business's revenue was up 67.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.38) earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Centrus Energy in a research note on Friday, July 11th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Bank of America started coverage on Centrus Energy in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $160.00 price objective on the stock. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $221.00 price objective (up from $134.00) on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $148.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Centrus Energy currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $175.00.

Centrus Energy Price Performance

Shares of LEU stock traded up $5.64 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $232.90. The company had a trading volume of 237,312 shares, compared to its average volume of 886,048. Centrus Energy has a 12 month low of $33.51 and a 12 month high of $234.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.07 and a beta of 1.45. The firm's fifty day moving average is $150.00 and its 200 day moving average is $102.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 121,392 shares of the company's stock worth $8,086,000 after purchasing an additional 6,709 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the 4th quarter worth $370,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted 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 worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 33,333.3% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,003 shares of the company's stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank boosted its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 27,600 shares of the company's stock worth $1,838,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. 49.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Centrus Energy 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 value of $217,728.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were 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. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.