Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) Shares Acquired by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) by 79.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,922 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 4,402 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned 0.06% of Centrus Energy worth $658,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in LEU. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 22.2% during the third quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 124,381 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,822,000 after purchasing an additional 22,605 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in Centrus Energy by 103.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 37,588 shares of the company's stock worth $2,061,000 after buying an additional 19,140 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in Centrus Energy by 97.9% in the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 63,480 shares of the company's stock worth $3,482,000 after buying an additional 31,408 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Centrus Energy by 4.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 319,935 shares of the company's stock worth $17,552,000 after buying an additional 15,080 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Bridge LLC purchased a new stake in Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $657,000. 49.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Larry B. Cutlip sold 4,000 shares of Centrus Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.31, for a total value of $481,240.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 9,402 shares in the company, valued at $1,131,154.62. This trade represents a 29.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on LEU shares. Roth Mkm cut their target price on Centrus Energy from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. B. Riley increased their target price on Centrus Energy from $88.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Centrus Energy to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th.

Centrus Energy Trading Down 7.3 %

Shares of LEU stock traded down $7.56 on Friday, reaching $96.60. 633,825 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 890,041. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 52 week low of $33.51 and a 52 week high of $122.94. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $83.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, a PE ratio of 21.88 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.93, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09.

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.