Centrus Energy (LEU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $166.80 to $176.84
• 50-Day Range: $67.27 to $192.25
• 52-Week Range: $33.51 to $211.31
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 855,213 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $165.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Centrus Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Centrus Energy scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 191 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Centrus Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Centrus Energy has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 38.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Centrus Energy is 38.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 89.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Centrus Energy has a P/B Ratio of 17.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.76% of the float of Centrus Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Centrus Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Centrus Energy has recently increased by 12.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Centrus Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Centrus Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.76% of the float of Centrus Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Centrus Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Centrus Energy has recently increased by 12.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Centrus Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Centrus Energy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

59 people have searched for LEU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 29 people have added Centrus Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -28% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Centrus Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $577,157.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Centrus Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.96% of the stock of Centrus Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LEU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LEU shares performed this year?

Centrus Energy's stock was trading at $66.61 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LEU shares have increased by 153.3% and is now trading at $168.71.
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How were Centrus Energy's earnings last quarter?

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $1.68. The firm's revenue was up 67.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

How do I buy shares of Centrus Energy?

Shares of LEU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Centrus Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Centrus Energy investors own include McKesson (MCK), Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Comcast (CMCSA), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Today: 7/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LEU
• CIK: 1065059
• Web: www.centrusenergy.com
• Phone: (301) 564-3200
• Fax: 301-564-3201
• Employees: 280
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $165.63
• High Stock Price Target: $300.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 64.15
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $73.20 million
• Net Margins: 16.56%
• Pretax Margin: 16.52%
• Return on Equity: 84.09%
• Return on Assets: 9.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.09
• Current Ratio: 2.93
• Quick Ratio: 2.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $471.40 million
• Price / Sales: 6.10
• Cash Flow: $8.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.79
• Book Value: $9.63 per share
• Price / Book: 17.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,037,000
• Free Float: 16,597,000
• Market Cap: $2.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36