Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors $186.47 +9.19 (+5.18%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$191.49 +5.02 (+2.69%) As of 07:26 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, KNF, HBM, NGD, TTAM, TMC, and EROShould 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), Knife River (KNF), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), Titan America (TTAM), TMC the metals (TMC), and Ero Copper (ERO). Centrus Energy vs. Its Competitors Cameco NexGen Energy Denison Mine Uranium Energy Knife River HudBay Minerals New Gold Titan America TMC the metals Ero Copper Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Does the media refer more to CCJ or LEU? In the previous week, Cameco had 11 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Cameco and 13 mentions for Centrus Energy. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Centrus Energy's score of 0.93 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cameco 16 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centrus Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CCJ or LEU? Cameco has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$2.29B14.23$125.42M$0.8786.01Centrus Energy$436.90M7.77$73.20M$6.0930.62 Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCJ or LEU? 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate CCJ or LEU? Cameco presently has a consensus price target of $83.32, indicating a potential upside of 11.34%. Centrus Energy has a consensus price target of $202.09, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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) 11 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.21Centrus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 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% SummaryCameco beats Centrus Energy on 11 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$3.40B$1.75B$3.41B$21.17BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.16%3.59%P/E Ratio42.2842.28112.2429.15Price / Sales7.774.3331,115,530,772,805,500.0054.92Price / Cash20.7920.7924.0323.84Price / Book19.369.875.935.45Net Income$73.20M$21.43M$148.61M$992.10M7 Day Performance1.67%7.18%1.27%2.62%1 Month Performance-13.60%-11.59%2.95%2.51%1 Year Performance396.00%188.37%32.61%12.94% Centrus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEUCentrus Energy1.9218 of 5 stars$186.47+5.2%$202.09+8.4%+347.6%$3.40B$436.90M42.28280CCJCameco4.2254 of 5 stars$76.91+1.7%$82.65+7.5%+72.5%$33.44B$2.29B88.282,884Positive NewsOptions VolumeGap UpNXENexGen Energy0.1309 of 5 stars$7.00+2.7%N/A+9.8%$3.99BN/A-27.9860Positive NewsDNNDenison Mine3.5405 of 5 stars$2.07+1.7%$3.00+45.3%N/A$1.85B$2.88M-34.4293News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap UpUECUranium Energy3.1448 of 5 stars$10.60-1.3%$10.91+2.9%N/A$4.71B$220K-62.3260Gap UpKNFKnife River2.3176 of 5 stars$87.81-2.4%$114.33+30.2%+15.9%$4.97B$2.90B32.624,761Positive NewsHBMHudBay Minerals3.0225 of 5 stars$10.95-0.8%N/A+41.2%$4.33B$2.20B14.982,803Analyst RevisionNGDNew Gold2.3312 of 5 stars$5.21+0.1%$4.38-15.9%+102.2%$4.12B$1.03B40.041,570Positive NewsTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$15.38+0.3%$17.07+11.0%N/A$2.84B$1.63B0.002,742News CoveragePositive NewsTMCTMC the metals2.2862 of 5 stars$4.76-3.2%$7.33+53.9%+358.3%$1.72BN/A-12.8530Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionEROEro Copper4.1153 of 5 stars$13.76-0.8%$23.50+70.8%-33.3%$1.43B$470.26M10.043,374Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cameco Competitors NexGen Energy Competitors Denison Mine Competitors Uranium Energy Competitors Knife River Competitors HudBay Minerals Competitors New Gold Competitors Titan America Competitors TMC the metals Competitors Ero Copper 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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