Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors $69.29 -1.67 (-2.35%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LEU vs. MP, NGD, HBM, NXE, TTAM, AESI, ERO, TMC, NEXA, and SGMLShould you be buying Centrus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centrus Energy include MP Materials (MP), New Gold (NGD), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), NexGen Energy (NXE), Titan America (TTAM), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), TMC the metals (TMC), Nexa Resources (NEXA), and Sigma Lithium (SGML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Centrus Energy vs. MP Materials New Gold Hudbay Minerals NexGen Energy Titan America Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper TMC the metals Nexa Resources Sigma Lithium Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LEU or MP? MP Materials received 53 more outperform votes than Centrus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 32.00% of users gave Centrus Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentrus EnergyOutperform Votes832.00% Underperform Votes1768.00% MP MaterialsOutperform Votes6163.54% Underperform Votes3536.46% Is LEU or MP more profitable? Centrus Energy has a net margin of 16.56% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.09%. Centrus Energy's return on equity of 84.09% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centrus Energy16.56% 84.09% 9.44% MP Materials -32.09%-8.44%-3.98% Do institutionals & insiders believe in LEU or MP? 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor LEU or MP? In the previous week, MP Materials had 5 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for MP Materials and 7 mentions for Centrus Energy. Centrus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat MP Materials' score of 1.20 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MP Materials 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, LEU or MP? Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LEU or MP? Centrus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentrus Energy$442M2.61$73.20M$4.4115.60MP Materials$203.86M19.37$24.31M-$0.59-40.95 Do analysts rate LEU or MP? Centrus Energy currently has a consensus target price of $143.40, suggesting a potential upside of 108.46%. MP Materials has a consensus target price of $23.61, suggesting a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Centrus Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than MP Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centrus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50MP Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 SummaryCentrus Energy and MP Materials tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$1.15B$5.70B$3.02B$18.80BDividend YieldN/A0.91%5.18%4.04%P/E Ratio15.6030.8874.6832.45Price / Sales2.6117.4125,549,533,275,675,700.0027.66Price / Cash20.7915.7924.3217.53Price / Book7.142.615.204.44Net Income$73.20M$289.19M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.26%4.08%1.05%1.55%1 Month Performance3.83%7.12%2.96%-3.52%1 Year Performance60.24%0.05%18.90%4.78% Centrus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEUCentrus Energy2.8491 of 5 stars$69.29-2.4%$143.40+107.0%+65.1%$1.16B$442M15.71280News CoveragePositive NewsMPMP Materials1.0059 of 5 stars$22.45-14.8%$23.61+5.2%+49.8%$3.67B$203.86M-38.05490Short Interest ↑NGDNew Gold2.4309 of 5 stars$3.62-0.5%$3.85+6.4%N/A$2.86B$924.50M27.851,570Positive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals3.6466 of 5 stars$6.81-3.3%$14.00+105.6%-15.5%$2.69B$2.02B37.842,500News CoverageGap UpNXENexGen Energy0.5824 of 5 stars$4.42-6.8%N/A-37.7%$2.52BN/A29.4760Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$11.86-3.1%$17.29+45.7%N/A$2.19B$1.63B0.002,726AESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.5803 of 5 stars$13.62-3.6%$22.44+64.7%-38.7%$1.66B$1.06B17.24490Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsEROEro Copper4.3322 of 5 stars$10.66-2.5%$26.33+147.0%-39.9%$1.10B$470.26M62.712,460Upcoming EarningsGap DownTMCTMC the metals1.6053 of 5 stars$2.41-18.6%$3.88+60.8%+101.2%$838.47MN/A-7.7730News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNEXANexa Resources0.4894 of 5 stars$6.01-1.0%$6.20+3.2%-19.3%$795.96M$2.77B-3.905,771Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownSGMLSigma Lithium2.2246 of 5 stars$6.89-3.5%$18.00+161.2%-45.2%$766.71M$208.75M-14.35250Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MP Materials Competitors New Gold Competitors Hudbay Minerals Competitors NexGen Energy Competitors Titan America Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors Ero Copper Competitors TMC the metals Competitors Nexa Resources Competitors Sigma Lithium 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 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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