4,444 Shares in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) Bought by CWA Asset Management Group LLC

CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,444 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $244,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Centrus Energy by 3.5% during the third quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Centrus Energy by 3.3% in the second quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 9,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,000 after buying an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Centrus Energy by 10.1% in the second quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Centrus Energy by 2.8% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 28,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,185,000 after buying an additional 766 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. 49.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Centrus Energy Price Performance

Shares of Centrus Energy stock opened at $91.51 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $65.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.93. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 52 week low of $33.51 and a 52 week high of $118.36. The stock has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of 19.07 and a beta of 1.19.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last issued its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $57.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $56.50 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on LEU shares. B. Riley raised their target price on Centrus Energy from $88.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Roth Capital cut Centrus Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Roth Mkm cut their target price on Centrus Energy from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.00.

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.