8,080 Shares in Centrus Energy Corp. $LEU Acquired by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,356,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LEU. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its position in Centrus Energy by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 38.3% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 4.2% during the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 1,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Carlson Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 2.2% during the second quarter. Carlson Financial Inc. now owns 2,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 30.5% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 8.2%

LEU opened at $152.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 4.52 and a current ratio of 5.39. The company has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 69.23, a P/E/G ratio of 18.64 and a beta of 1.33. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $175.07 and its 200-day moving average is $184.25. Centrus Energy Corp. has a one year low of $142.13 and a one year high of $464.25.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $1.03. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 7.06% and a net margin of 10.23%.The firm had revenue of $176.10 million for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. Centrus Energy’s revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LEU has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Centrus Energy from $178.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of Centrus Energy from $264.00 to $262.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Centrus Energy from $246.00 to $216.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Northland Securities set a $270.00 price target on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Friday. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $188.00 price objective on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $235.71.

About Centrus Energy

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE: LEU) is a U.S.-based supplier of nuclear fuel and related services. The company provides enriched uranium products, including low-enriched uranium (LEU), which is used to fuel commercial nuclear reactors, as well as uranium enrichment and fuel-cycle services for utilities and other customers.

Centrus is also developing high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), an advanced nuclear fuel intended for certain next-generation reactors. Through its American Centrifuge technology, the company is working to establish domestic enrichment capacity and support the production of HALEU for advanced reactor and national security applications.

The company traces its roots to the U.S.