Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors $190.04 +9.08 (+5.02%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$193.94 +3.90 (+2.05%) As of 08:00 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. SQM, SUM, MP, KNF, NXE, HBM, NGD, TTAM, TMC, and AESIShould you be buying Centrus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centrus Energy include Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), MP Materials (MP), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), Titan America (TTAM), TMC the metals (TMC), and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Centrus Energy vs. Its Competitors Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Summit Materials MP Materials Knife River NexGen Energy Hudbay Minerals New Gold Titan America TMC the metals Atlas Energy Solutions Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability. Is SQM or LEU more profitable? Centrus Energy has a net margin of 16.56% compared to Sociedad Quimica y Minera's net margin of 13.45%. Centrus Energy's return on equity of 84.09% beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sociedad Quimica y Minera13.45% 11.71% 5.35% Centrus Energy 16.56%84.09%9.44% Do analysts rate SQM or LEU? Sociedad Quimica y Minera presently has a consensus target price of $41.14, indicating a potential upside of 28.07%. Centrus Energy has a consensus target price of $154.57, indicating a potential downside of 18.66%. Given Sociedad Quimica y Minera's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sociedad Quimica y Minera is more favorable than Centrus Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sociedad Quimica y Minera 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Centrus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to SQM or LEU? In the previous week, Centrus Energy had 24 more articles in the media than Sociedad Quimica y Minera. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Centrus Energy and 3 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Centrus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's score of 0.55 indicating that Centrus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sociedad Quimica y Minera 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centrus Energy 17 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, SQM or LEU? Sociedad Quimica y Minera has higher revenue and earnings than Centrus Energy. Sociedad Quimica y Minera 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 RatioSociedad Quimica y Minera$4.53B2.03$685.12M$2.1115.23Centrus Energy$471.40M6.87$73.20M$6.3929.74 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SQM or LEU? Sociedad Quimica y Minera received 361 more outperform votes than Centrus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.09% of users gave Sociedad Quimica y Minera an outperform vote while only 41.38% of users gave Centrus Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSociedad Quimica y MineraOutperform Votes37356.09% Underperform Votes29243.91% Centrus EnergyOutperform Votes1241.38% Underperform Votes1758.62% Which has more risk & volatility, SQM or LEU? Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SQM or LEU? 12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCentrus Energy beats Sociedad Quimica y Minera on 13 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 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$3.24B$4.18B$3.17B$19.70BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.17%3.80%P/E Ratio43.0953.5871.7827.06Price / Sales6.873.7025,591,212,775,299,600.0039.67Price / Cash20.7917.9423.8121.33Price / Book19.737.585.494.39Net Income$73.20M$110.83M$150.67M$986.75M7 Day Performance17.14%4.66%0.44%0.17%1 Month Performance99.85%31.01%7.32%0.99%1 Year Performance345.89%117.50%21.62%10.05% Centrus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEUCentrus Energy1.0892 of 5 stars$190.04+5.0%$154.57-18.7%+334.1%$3.24B$471.40M43.09280Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile2.2419 of 5 stars$33.35+1.7%$41.14+23.4%-20.4%$9.54B$4.48B-30.096,080SUMSummit Materials0.218 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$50.82-3.3%+42.0%$9.23B$2.62B64.074,800High Trading VolumeMPMP Materials0.7316 of 5 stars$34.65+13.4%$25.61-26.1%+177.5%$5.64B$215.98M-58.51490Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeKNFKnife River2.8384 of 5 stars$84.00+4.0%$117.17+39.5%+10.6%$4.76B$2.92B23.754,389NXENexGen Energy0.2355 of 5 stars$7.15+7.8%N/A-3.2%$4.06BN/A47.5760Positive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals3.9288 of 5 stars$9.99+3.0%$14.00+40.2%+11.8%$3.94B$2.09B55.482,500NGDNew Gold2.9553 of 5 stars$4.87-0.9%$4.13-15.0%+145.9%$3.85B$941.50M37.431,570TTAMTitan AmericaN/A$13.02+2.3%$17.29+32.8%N/A$2.40B$1.63B0.002,726TMCTMC the metals1.2932 of 5 stars$5.44+25.2%$5.08-6.5%+356.1%$1.98BN/A-17.6130Options VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.3993 of 5 stars$14.43-1.5%$19.28+33.6%-23.5%$1.79B$1.16B18.30490Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Competitors Summit Materials Competitors MP Materials Competitors Knife River Competitors NexGen Energy Competitors Hudbay Minerals Competitors New Gold Competitors Titan America Competitors TMC the metals Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions 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 6/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | Sponsored379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredWhen This Happens, You Don’t Wait. 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