Centrus Energy (LEU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE: LEU) is a U.S.-based supplier of nuclear fuel and related services. The company provides enriched uranium products, including low-enriched uranium (LEU), which is used to fuel commercial nuclear reactors, as well as uranium enrichment and fuel-cycle services for utilities and other customers.

Centrus is also developing high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), an advanced nuclear fuel intended for certain next-generation reactors. Through its American Centrifuge technology, the company is working to establish domestic enrichment capacity and support the production of HALEU for advanced reactor and national security applications.

The company traces its roots to the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, which was privatized in 1998 and later operated under the USEC name. It adopted the Centrus Energy name in 2015. Centrus serves customers in the United States and international markets, and its operations include uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel supply, and related technical and engineering services. Amir Vexler serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $143.98 to $152.21
• 50-Day Range: $139.09 to $195.56
• 52-Week Range: $135.85 to $464.25
• Volume: 1.53 million shs
• Average Volume: 759,936 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 66.11
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $235.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Centrus Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Centrus Energy scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 252 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Centrus Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Centrus Energy has a consensus price target of $235.71, representing about 62.1% upside from its current price of $145.45.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Centrus Energy has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Centrus Energy are expected to grow by 6.91% in the coming year, from $2.75 to $2.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 66.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 66.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Centrus Energy has a PEG Ratio of 17.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Centrus Energy has a P/B Ratio of 3.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

27.51% of the float of Centrus Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Centrus Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Centrus Energy has recently decreased by 2.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Centrus Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Centrus Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Centrus Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Centrus Energy this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 21 people have searched for LEU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Centrus Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Centrus Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.72% of the stock of Centrus Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.96% of the stock of Centrus Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Coal & Consumable Fuels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LEU
• CIK: 1065059
• Web: www.centrusenergy.com
• Phone: (301) 564-3200
• Fax: 301-564-3201
• Employees: 467
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Centrus Energy: $235.71
• High Price Target: $390.00
• Low Price Target: $169.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +62.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 66.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 52.89
• P/E Growth: 17.69
• Net Income: $77.80 million
• Net Margins: 10.23%
• Pretax Margin: 10.00%
• Return on Equity: 7.06%
• Return on Assets: 2.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.39
• Current Ratio: 5.39
• Quick Ratio: 4.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $448.70 million
• Price / Sales: 6.47
• Cash Flow: $5.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.75
• Book Value: $38.91 per share
• Price / Book: 3.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,950,000
• Free Float: 19,809,000
• Market Cap: $2.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33