Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors $262.65 +32.50 (+14.12%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$260.00 -2.65 (-1.01%) As of 07:59 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, HBM, NGD, KNF, and TTAMShould 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), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), Knife River (KNF), and Titan America (TTAM). Centrus Energy vs. Its Competitors Cameco NexGen Energy Denison Mine Uranium Energy Sociedad Quimica y Minera MP Materials HudBay Minerals New Gold Knife River Titan America Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, LEU or CCJ? Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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%8.21%5.55% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$436.90M10.95$73.20M$6.0943.13Cameco$2.29B15.70$125.42M$0.8794.90 Do analysts prefer LEU or CCJ? Centrus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $202.09, indicating a potential downside of 23.06%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $89.55, indicating a potential upside of 8.46%. 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Do institutionals & insiders believe in LEU or CCJ? 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LEU or CCJ? In the previous week, Cameco had 26 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Cameco and 7 mentions for Centrus Energy. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Centrus Energy's score of 1.07 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centrus Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cameco 22 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. 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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$4.78B$2.45B$3.57B$21.58BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.08%3.49%P/E Ratio59.5659.56156.8530.17Price / Sales10.956.0017,859.1854.74Price / Cash20.7920.7925.7024.62Price / Book27.2713.866.554.58Net Income$73.20M$21.43M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance17.09%13.86%1.54%0.88%1 Month Performance47.91%37.17%10.65%5.45%1 Year Performance559.76%282.87%47.31%15.94% Centrus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEUCentrus Energy1.791 of 5 stars$262.65+14.1%$202.09-23.1%+477.5%$4.78B$436.90M59.56280Positive NewsGap UpCCJCameco4.2525 of 5 stars$77.18+1.8%$83.32+8.0%+103.1%$33.59B$2.29B88.682,884Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeNXENexGen Energy0.2742 of 5 stars$7.98+2.2%N/A+45.6%$4.54BN/A-31.8260Positive NewsDNNDenison Mine2.3484 of 5 stars$2.39+1.5%$3.00+25.8%N/A$2.13B$2.88M-39.5893UECUranium Energy3.6357 of 5 stars$11.83+5.9%$10.97-7.2%N/A$5.24B$220K-69.4360News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.6915 of 5 stars$45.46-0.9%$45.08-0.8%+12.7%$13.01B$4.53B27.278,344Positive NewsMPMP Materials2.056 of 5 stars$62.67-0.6%$66.88+6.7%+369.8%$11.07B$203.85M-99.21490Positive NewsGap UpHBMHudBay Minerals3.5087 of 5 stars$13.22+3.9%N/A+78.9%$5.22B$2.02B18.082,803NGDNew Gold2.6049 of 5 stars$6.53+3.6%$4.38-32.8%+112.9%$5.16B$1.03B50.121,570KNFKnife River3.9225 of 5 stars$79.98-0.5%$114.33+43.0%-15.8%$4.52B$2.90B29.664,761Positive NewsTTAMTitan America1.2178 of 5 stars$15.59+0.6%$17.07+9.5%N/A$2.87B$1.63B0.002,742 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 HudBay Minerals Competitors New Gold Competitors Knife River Competitors Titan America 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 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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