Centrus Energy (LEU) Competitors $215.26 -1.01 (-0.47%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$215.98 +0.72 (+0.33%) As of 07/15/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEU vs. NXE, DNN, UEC, SQM, SUM, MP, KNF, HBM, NGD, and TMCShould you be buying Centrus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centrus Energy include NexGen Energy (NXE), Denison Mine (DNN), Uranium Energy (UEC), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), MP Materials (MP), Knife River (KNF), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), and TMC the metals (TMC). Centrus Energy vs. Its Competitors NexGen Energy Denison Mine Uranium Energy Sociedad Quimica y Minera Summit Materials MP Materials Knife River HudBay Minerals New Gold TMC the metals Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, LEU or NXE? Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LEU or NXE more profitable? Centrus Energy has a net margin of 16.56% compared to NexGen Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Centrus Energy's return on equity of 84.09% beat NexGen Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centrus Energy16.56% 84.09% 9.44% NexGen Energy N/A -9.62%-6.85% Do analysts rate LEU or NXE? Centrus Energy currently has a consensus price target of $175.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.70%. Given Centrus Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than NexGen Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centrus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77NexGen Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LEU or NXE? 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LEU or NXE? In the previous week, Centrus Energy had 24 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Centrus Energy and 2 mentions for NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Centrus Energy's score of 0.83 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centrus Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NexGen Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, LEU or NXE? Centrus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentrus Energy$471.40M7.78$73.20M$6.3933.69NexGen EnergyN/AN/A-$56.60M-$0.16-42.34 SummaryCentrus Energy beats NexGen Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Centrus Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LEU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LEU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentrus EnergyMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.67B$1.88B$3.28B$20.84BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.16%3.65%P/E Ratio48.8148.81110.6527.17Price / Sales7.784.2931,322,622,491,682,500.0048.17Price / Cash20.7920.7923.8822.28Price / Book22.3511.356.104.56Net Income$73.20M$21.43M$147.94M$995.22M7 Day Performance20.01%11.51%1.64%-1.16%1 Month Performance26.68%16.03%4.55%3.18%1 Year Performance340.38%154.10%23.83%6.83% Centrus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEUCentrus Energy2.2447 of 5 stars$215.26-0.5%$175.00-18.7%+355.8%$3.67B$471.40M48.81280Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNXENexGen Energy0.1922 of 5 stars$6.77-0.4%N/A-5.5%$3.86BN/A-42.2860Positive NewsDNNDenison Mine1.8321 of 5 stars$1.83+0.3%$3.00+64.4%N/A$1.64B$2.88M-22.8193Positive NewsUECUranium Energy4.229 of 5 stars$6.52-1.6%$10.13+55.4%N/A$2.89B$220K-38.3260Positive NewsSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera1.5826 of 5 stars$35.47-4.5%$41.14+16.0%-12.5%$10.13B$4.53B16.818,344SUMSummit Materials0.2508 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$51.20-2.6%+34.2%$9.23B$2.62B64.074,800High Trading VolumeMPMP Materials1.7953 of 5 stars$30.63-3.8%$28.06-8.4%+281.9%$5.01B$203.85M-47.12490Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap UpKNFKnife River3.1026 of 5 stars$78.78-2.3%$117.17+48.7%-1.3%$4.46B$2.90B24.854,761HBMHudBay Minerals2.866 of 5 stars$10.89+0.5%$14.00+28.6%+12.9%$4.30B$2.02B28.632,803Analyst ForecastNGDNew Gold2.0577 of 5 stars$4.99+0.1%$4.13-17.2%+92.3%$3.95B$941.50M38.421,570Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTMCTMC the metals1.2057 of 5 stars$6.61-7.1%$6.75+2.2%+422.1%$2.39BN/A-28.6730Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NexGen Energy Competitors Denison Mine Competitors Uranium Energy Competitors Sociedad Quimica y Minera Competitors Summit Materials Competitors MP Materials Competitors Knife River Competitors HudBay Minerals Competitors New Gold Competitors TMC the metals Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LEU) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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