11,218 Shares in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) Bought by XTX Topco Ltd

XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 11,218 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $615,000. XTX Topco Ltd owned approximately 0.07% of Centrus Energy as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in Centrus Energy in the second quarter valued at $42,000. nVerses Capital LLC raised its position in Centrus Energy by 133.3% in the second quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its position in Centrus Energy by 181.8% in the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 2,719 shares of the company's stock valued at $115,000 after purchasing an additional 1,754 shares during the period. Heritage Investors Management Corp purchased a new stake in Centrus Energy in the third quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in Centrus Energy in the second quarter valued at $233,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.96% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on LEU shares. B. Riley lifted their target price on Centrus Energy from $88.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on Centrus Energy from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Roth Capital cut Centrus Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $92.00.

Centrus Energy Trading Down 2.8 %

Shares of NYSE LEU traded down $2.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $72.42. The stock had a trading volume of 333,750 shares, compared to its average volume of 493,166. Centrus Energy Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $33.51 and a fifty-two week high of $118.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.63. The business's 50-day moving average price is $80.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $56.31. The company has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.12 and a beta of 1.12.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 138.38% and a net margin of 19.24%. The company had revenue of $57.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $56.50 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Centrus Energy 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.