Barclays PLC Increases Stock Holdings in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU)

Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) by 103.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,588 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 19,140 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.23% of Centrus Energy worth $2,061,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of LEU. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Centrus Energy by 382.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 222,607 shares of the company's stock worth $9,516,000 after purchasing an additional 176,431 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in Centrus Energy by 181.8% during the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 2,719 shares of the company's stock worth $115,000 after buying an additional 1,754 shares during the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC raised its stake in Centrus Energy by 133.3% during the second quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the company's stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in Centrus Energy by 4.1% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 23,151 shares of the company's stock valued at $990,000 after buying an additional 917 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Centrus Energy by 26.9% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,557 shares of the company's stock valued at $323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. 49.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of LEU stock traded down $1.92 on Friday, reaching $70.71. 458,618 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 496,441. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The company has a 50-day moving average of $81.83 and a 200-day moving average of $57.88. The company has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.76 and a beta of 1.12. Centrus Energy Corp. has a one year low of $33.51 and a one year high of $118.36.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The company reported ($0.30) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.48). Centrus Energy had a net margin of 19.24% and a return on equity of 138.38%. The firm had revenue of $57.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $56.50 million. Analysts anticipate that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LEU has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Roth Capital lowered Centrus Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. B. Riley boosted their price target on Centrus Energy from $88.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Roth Mkm reduced their price objective on shares of Centrus Energy from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $92.00.

Centrus Energy Company Profile

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.