Centrus Energy Corp. $LEU Shares Bought by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,086,443 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,325 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Centrus Energy worth $263,745,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in LEU. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 78.8% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 442,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,132,000 after acquiring an additional 194,909 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 25.9% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 780,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,161,000 after acquiring an additional 160,482 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy in the third quarter worth $25,775,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Centrus Energy by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 936,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $290,376,000 after purchasing an additional 58,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Centrus Energy by 3,325.4% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 59,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,981,000 after purchasing an additional 58,194 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Centrus Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Centrus Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Centrus reported Q1 EPS of $1.05, well above the $0.33 consensus estimate, with revenue of $76.7 million also slightly ahead of expectations. That earnings beat supports the case that the business is executing better than Wall Street expected.
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles and commentary highlighted expanding partnerships and stronger nuclear demand, suggesting Centrus remains well positioned in a favorable industry backdrop.
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised some near-term estimates, including Q3 2026 EPS, and kept a generally constructive longer-term outlook, which suggests analysts still see upside in parts of the business.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s Q1 earnings call transcript and presentation are likely keeping attention focused on management’s guidance, contract visibility, and the pace of future uranium enrichment opportunities.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland also cut its Q2, Q4, and FY2027 EPS estimates, which may be weighing on sentiment by signaling that profits could be more uneven after the strong first quarter.
• Negative Sentiment: An article specifically titled “Centrus Energy (LEU) stock trades down, here is why” points to immediate market concerns, likely tied to valuation, near-term earnings variability, or profit-taking after the recent move higher.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LEU stock opened at $208.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 4.83 and a current ratio of 5.72. Centrus Energy Corp. has a one year low of $88.47 and a one year high of $464.25. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $198.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $249.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.97, a PEG ratio of 20.49 and a beta of 1.43.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.72. Centrus Energy had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 13.10%. The business had revenue of $76.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $76.13 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on LEU shares. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $246.00 price target on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $137.00 price target on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $224.00 to $218.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $242.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Centrus Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.18.

About Centrus Energy

Centrus Energy Corp is a U.S.-based supplier of nuclear fuel and enrichment services, specializing in the production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) for commercial power reactors and highly enriched uranium for naval propulsion. Through its Centrus Global subsidiary, the company provides technical support, fuel fabrication services and recycled uranium products to utilities operating light-water reactors. Centrus also develops advanced centrifuge technologies aimed at improving enrichment efficiency and reducing the cost of nuclear fuel.

Originally founded as the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) in 1998 following a spin-out from the U.S.