Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors $262.65 +32.50 (+14.12%) Closing price 09/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$260.00 -2.65 (-1.01%) As of 09/18/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEU vs. CCJ, NXE, DNN, UEC, SQM, MP, HBM, NGD, KNF, and TTAMShould you be buying Centrus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centrus Energy include Cameco (CCJ), NexGen Energy (NXE), Denison Mine (DNN), Uranium Energy (UEC), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), MP Materials (MP), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), Knife River (KNF), and Titan America (TTAM). Centrus Energy vs. Its Competitors Cameco NexGen Energy Denison Mine Uranium Energy Sociedad Quimica y Minera MP Materials HudBay Minerals New Gold Knife River Titan America Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Do analysts rate CCJ or LEU? Cameco presently has a consensus target price of $89.55, indicating a potential upside of 8.46%. Centrus Energy has a consensus target price of $202.09, indicating a potential downside of 23.06%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than Centrus Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Centrus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has more risk & volatility, CCJ or LEU? Cameco has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CCJ or LEU? In the previous week, Cameco had 28 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Cameco and 7 mentions for Centrus Energy. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Centrus Energy's score of 1.07 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cameco 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centrus Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CCJ or LEU? Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than Centrus Energy. Centrus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCameco$2.29B15.70$125.42M$0.8794.90Centrus Energy$436.90M10.95$73.20M$6.0943.13 Is CCJ or LEU more profitable? Centrus Energy has a net margin of 16.56% compared to Cameco's net margin of 14.97%. Centrus Energy's return on equity of 84.09% beat Cameco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cameco14.97% 8.21% 5.55% Centrus Energy 16.56%84.09%9.44% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CCJ or LEU? 70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCameco beats Centrus Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LEU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LEU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentrus EnergyMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.78B$2.45B$3.58B$21.58BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.08%3.49%P/E Ratio59.5659.56157.0230.17Price / Sales10.956.0017,798.8377.39Price / Cash20.7920.7925.7024.62Price / Book27.2713.866.554.58Net Income$73.20M$21.43M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance18.24%13.92%1.20%1.52%1 Month Performance57.67%44.15%12.23%5.96%1 Year Performance533.50%270.39%45.75%14.24% Centrus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEUCentrus Energy1.7977 of 5 stars$262.65+14.1%$202.09-23.1%+559.8%$4.78B$436.90M59.56280Positive NewsGap UpCCJCameco4.2557 of 5 stars$77.18+1.8%$83.32+8.0%+105.8%$33.59B$2.29B88.682,884Positive NewsOptions VolumeNXENexGen Energy0.271 of 5 stars$7.98+2.2%N/A+46.7%$4.54BN/A-31.8260Positive NewsDNNDenison Mine2.3468 of 5 stars$2.39+1.5%$3.00+25.8%N/A$2.13B$2.88M-39.5893Positive NewsUECUranium Energy3.6328 of 5 stars$11.83+5.9%$10.97-7.2%N/A$5.24B$220K-69.4360Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.6843 of 5 stars$45.46-0.9%$45.08-0.8%+14.5%$13.01B$4.53B27.278,344Positive NewsMPMP Materials2.0631 of 5 stars$62.67-0.6%$66.88+6.7%+410.4%$11.07B$203.85M-99.21490HBMHudBay Minerals3.5092 of 5 stars$13.22+3.9%N/A+77.0%$5.22B$2.02B18.082,803Positive NewsGap UpNGDNew Gold2.6001 of 5 stars$6.53+3.6%$4.38-32.8%+115.4%$5.16B$1.03B50.121,570KNFKnife River3.931 of 5 stars$79.98-0.5%$114.33+43.0%-14.6%$4.52B$2.90B29.664,761Positive NewsTTAMTitan America1.2148 of 5 stars$15.59+0.6%$17.07+9.5%N/A$2.87B$1.63B0.002,742 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cameco Competitors NexGen Energy Competitors Denison Mine Competitors Uranium Energy Competitors Sociedad Quimica y Minera Competitors MP Materials Competitors HudBay Minerals Competitors New Gold Competitors Knife River Competitors Titan America Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LEU) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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