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Centrus Energy (LEU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$103.60
+0.31 (+0.30%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

About Centrus Energy Stock (NYSE:LEU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$98.00
$108.25
50-Day Range
$35.37
$103.59
52-Week Range
$33.51
$108.73
Volume
844,803 shs
Average Volume
348,420 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.69 billion
P/E Ratio
18.47
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$92.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

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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17th Percentile Overall Score

LEU MarketRank™: 

Centrus Energy scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 179th out of 191 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 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.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Centrus Energy are expected to decrease by -0.98% in the coming year, from $3.06 to $3.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 129.45.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Centrus Energy has a P/B Ratio of 52.28. 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 0.49. 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 0.35 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Centrus Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    49 people have searched for LEU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 513% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    40 people have added Centrus Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 208% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Centrus Energy insiders have not sold or bought any 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 $54.41 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LEU stock has increased by 97.9% and is now trading at $107.69.
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Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 28th. The company reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.48. The firm earned $57.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $56.50 million. Centrus Energy had a net margin of 22.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 299.92%.

Centrus Energy's top institutional shareholders include Sara Bay Financial (2.09%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.11%), Riverwater Partners LLC (0.05%) and Private Advisor Group LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Morris Bawabeh, Daniel B Poneman, Larry B Cutlip, Dennis John Scott, John C Dorrian, Philip O Strawbridge and John M A Donelson.
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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.
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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
10/28/2024
Today
10/31/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
Sub-Industry
Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
Employees
280
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$92.00
High Stock Price Target
$126.00
Low Stock Price Target
$58.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-12.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$84.40 million
Pretax Margin
23.22%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$394 million
Cash Flow
$7.13 per share
Book Value
$2.06 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
16,117,000
Market Cap
$1.71 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.32
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This page (NYSE:LEU) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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