Northland Securities Weighs in on Centrus Energy Q2 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) – Northland Securities dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 6th. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.94. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Centrus Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.60) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on LEU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $242.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup cut their target price on Centrus Energy from $292.00 to $225.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. B. Riley Financial dropped their price target on Centrus Energy from $315.00 to $295.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Centrus Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.82.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 10.5%

Shares of Centrus Energy stock opened at $207.06 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $198.47 and its 200-day moving average is $249.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a PE ratio of 68.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 4.83, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. Centrus Energy has a 12-month low of $80.45 and a 12-month high of $464.25.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.72. The company had revenue of $76.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $76.13 million. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 14.95% and a net margin of 13.40%.Centrus Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.60 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Florida Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Centrus Energy by 48.2% in the first quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $534,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Centrus Energy by 38.5% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. purchased a new position in Centrus Energy in the first quarter valued at about $504,000. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Centrus Energy by 2.0% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 13,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,315,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Centrus Energy in the first quarter valued at about $4,376,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

About Centrus Energy

Centrus Energy Corp is a U.S.-based supplier of nuclear fuel and enrichment services, specializing in the production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) for commercial power reactors and highly enriched uranium for naval propulsion. Through its Centrus Global subsidiary, the company provides technical support, fuel fabrication services and recycled uranium products to utilities operating light-water reactors. Centrus also develops advanced centrifuge technologies aimed at improving enrichment efficiency and reducing the cost of nuclear fuel.

Originally founded as the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) in 1998 following a spin-out from the U.S.