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Centrus Energy (LEU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$127.86 +14.57 (+12.86%)
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About Centrus Energy Stock (NYSE:LEU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$115.81
$129.12
50-Day Range
$54.43
$113.29
52-Week Range
$33.51
$129.01
Volume
3.19 million shs
Average Volume
738,987 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.14 billion
P/E Ratio
28.99
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$143.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Centrus Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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31st Percentile Overall Score

LEU MarketRank™: 

Centrus Energy scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 185 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Centrus Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Centrus Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Centrus Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 28.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 28.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 72.50.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Centrus Energy has a P/B Ratio of 13.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for LEU.
  • Dividend Yield

    Centrus Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Centrus Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for LEU.
  • News Sentiment

    Centrus Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Centrus Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    38 people have searched for LEU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 322% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    21 people have added Centrus Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Centrus Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $359,429.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.00% of the stock of Centrus Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    49.96% of the stock of Centrus Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Centrus Energy's insider trading history.
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LEU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Centrus Energy's stock was trading at $66.61 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LEU stock has increased by 92.0% and is now trading at $127.86.
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Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $1.68. The company's quarterly revenue was up 67.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Centrus Energy's top institutional shareholders include MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (6.04%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.64%), Walleye Trading LLC and CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong (2.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Morris Bawabeh, Larry B Cutlip, Philip O Strawbridge, John M A Donelson and Dennis John Scott.
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Shares of LEU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Centrus Energy investors own include McKesson (MCK), Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Comcast (CMCSA), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2025
Today
5/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
Sub-Industry
Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:LEU
Employees
280
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$143.67
High Stock Price Target
$300.00
Low Stock Price Target
$58.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
29.09
Forward P/E Ratio
48.82
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$73.20 million
Pretax Margin
16.52%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$471.40 million
Cash Flow
$6.18 per share
Price / Cash Flow
20.79
Book Value
$9.63 per share
Price / Book
13.33

Miscellaneous

Free Float
16,597,000
Market Cap
$2.15 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.14

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This page (NYSE:LEU) was last updated on 5/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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