Analysts Issue Forecasts for Centrus Energy Q1 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) – Investment analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.34) for the quarter. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Centrus Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.53 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $6.16 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $8.04 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley lifted their price target on shares of Centrus Energy from $88.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Roth Mkm reduced their price target on Centrus Energy from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Centrus Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $161.33.

Centrus Energy Price Performance

LEU opened at $93.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a PE ratio of 21.20 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 2.46. The business’s 50-day moving average is $84.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.55. Centrus Energy has a 1 year low of $33.51 and a 1 year high of $122.94.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Centrus Energy news, SVP Larry B. Cutlip sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.31, for a total transaction of $481,240.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 9,402 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,131,154.62. This represents a 29.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new position in Centrus Energy in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Centrus Energy by 77.4% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. 49.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Centrus Energy Company 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.