Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, LEU or KNF?

Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LEU or KNF?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Centrus Energy. Centrus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knife River, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrus Energy	$471.40M	3.38	$73.20M	$6.39	14.88
Knife River	$2.92B	1.93	$201.70M	$3.17	31.38

Do analysts recommend LEU or KNF?

Centrus Energy presently has a consensus price target of $143.67, indicating a potential upside of 51.08%. Knife River has a consensus price target of $112.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.38%. Given Centrus Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Knife River.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LEU or KNF?

Knife River received 5 more outperform votes than Centrus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.35% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 34.62% of users gave Centrus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Centrus Energy	Outperform Votes 9 34.62%	Underperform Votes 17 65.38%
Knife River	Outperform Votes 14 82.35%	Underperform Votes 3 17.65%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LEU or KNF?

50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Knife River shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LEU or KNF more profitable?

Centrus Energy has a net margin of 16.56% compared to Knife River's net margin of 6.96%. Centrus Energy's return on equity of 84.09% beat Knife River's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrus Energy	16.56%	84.09%	9.44%
Knife River	6.96%	14.82%	7.38%

Does the media favor LEU or KNF?

In the previous week, Centrus Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Centrus Energy and 6 mentions for Knife River. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Centrus Energy's score of 1.33 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centrus Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knife River	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Centrus Energy and Knife River tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.