Analysts Set Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) PT at $268.82

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $268.1818.

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Centrus Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $246.00 target price on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $242.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Roth Mkm restated a “neutral” rating and set a $137.00 target price on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Centrus Energy

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 309.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,776,000 after acquiring an additional 26,257 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 78.8% during 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 during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the third quarter worth $5,427,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 25.9% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in Centrus Energy by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 53,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,052,000 after purchasing an additional 7,450 shares in the last quarter. 49.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting 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 Up 1.0%

Shares of Centrus Energy 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a PE ratio of 68.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 20.59 and a beta of 1.43. Centrus Energy has a 52-week low of $88.47 and a 52-week high of $464.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $198.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $249.36.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $76.13 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.60 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Centrus Energy will post 2.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.