Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors $208.33 -7.07 (-3.28%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$207.08 -1.26 (-0.60%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 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, KNF, HBM, NGD, and TMCShould 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), Knife River (KNF), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), and TMC the metals (TMC). Centrus Energy vs. Its Competitors Cameco NexGen Energy Denison Mine Uranium Energy Sociedad Quimica y Minera MP Materials Knife River HudBay Minerals New Gold TMC the metals Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation. Does the media refer more to LEU or CCJ? In the previous week, Cameco had 35 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Cameco and 8 mentions for Centrus Energy. Centrus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Cameco's score of 1.03 indicating that Centrus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centrus Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cameco 25 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, LEU or CCJ? Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LEU or CCJ? 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 RatioCentrus Energy$471.40M7.53$73.20M$6.3932.60Cameco$3.29B9.65$125.42M$0.8783.87 Do institutionals & insiders believe in LEU or CCJ? 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer LEU or CCJ? Centrus Energy presently has a consensus price target of $178.64, indicating a potential downside of 14.25%. Cameco has a consensus price target of $82.65, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than Centrus Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centrus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Is LEU or CCJ 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 Centrus Energy16.56% 84.09% 9.44% Cameco 14.97%8.34%5.56% SummaryCameco beats Centrus Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Centrus Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$3.55B$1.82B$3.18B$20.69BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.19%3.67%P/E Ratio47.2447.24117.7729.07Price / Sales7.534.1330,017,513,221,196,900.0066.55Price / Cash20.7920.7923.7822.84Price / Book21.6310.985.894.43Net Income$73.20M$21.43M$148.55M$994.22M7 Day Performance-13.56%-16.53%-3.19%-3.35%1 Month Performance18.06%7.15%1.49%-2.06%1 Year Performance454.81%211.09%28.80%10.15% Centrus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEUCentrus Energy1.9601 of 5 stars$208.33-3.3%$178.64-14.3%+410.6%$3.55B$471.40M47.24280Positive NewsGap DownCCJCameco4.1695 of 5 stars$78.92-0.9%$80.65+2.2%+77.9%$34.32B$2.29B197.082,884Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownNXENexGen Energy0.0995 of 5 stars$7.13-2.4%N/A+11.0%$4.06BN/A-44.4760News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionDNNDenison Mine1.8715 of 5 stars$2.22-0.2%$3.00+35.4%N/A$1.99B$2.88M-27.6993UECUranium Energy3.1051 of 5 stars$8.85-0.7%$10.13+14.5%N/A$3.93B$220K-52.0360Short Interest ↑Gap DownSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.2357 of 5 stars$39.45-5.3%$41.43+5.0%-2.3%$11.27B$4.53B18.698,344Positive NewsMPMP Materials2.0286 of 5 stars$63.27+1.9%$46.11-27.1%+402.8%$10.34B$203.85M-97.27490Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKNFKnife River3.0395 of 5 stars$82.02-0.2%$117.17+42.9%+8.6%$4.64B$2.92B25.864,761News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownHBMHudBay Minerals2.3947 of 5 stars$9.85-0.3%N/A+16.1%$3.89B$2.02B25.882,803NGDNew Gold1.8366 of 5 stars$4.15-6.0%$4.38+5.7%+85.2%$3.29B$941.50M31.961,570Analyst RevisionGap UpTMCTMC the metals1.5715 of 5 stars$7.43-4.7%$6.75-9.1%+464.4%$2.70BN/A-32.4030 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 Knife River Competitors HudBay Minerals Competitors New Gold Competitors TMC the metals 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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