WINTON GROUP Ltd Takes $1.36 Million Position in Centrus Energy Corp. $LEU

WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 8,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,356,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LEU. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 38.3% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 1,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Carlson Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Centrus Energy by 2.2% during the second quarter. Carlson Financial Inc. now owns 2,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Centrus Energy by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 312 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. 49.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Centrus Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LEU opened at $152.31 on Friday. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 1-year low of $142.13 and a 1-year high of $464.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 5.39 and a quick ratio of 4.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $175.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 69.23, a P/E/G ratio of 18.64 and a beta of 1.33.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $1.03. The company had revenue of $176.10 million during the quarter. Centrus Energy had a net margin of 10.23% and a return on equity of 7.06%. The business’s revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.59 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.75 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on LEU. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Centrus Energy from $178.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Centrus Energy from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays started coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $207.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $246.00 to $216.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $235.71.

Centrus Energy Profile

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE: LEU) is a U.S.-based supplier of nuclear fuel and related services. The company provides enriched uranium products, including low-enriched uranium (LEU), which is used to fuel commercial nuclear reactors, as well as uranium enrichment and fuel-cycle services for utilities and other customers.

Centrus is also developing high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), an advanced nuclear fuel intended for certain next-generation reactors. Through its American Centrifuge technology, the company is working to establish domestic enrichment capacity and support the production of HALEU for advanced reactor and national security applications.

The company traces its roots to the U.S.