Northland Securities Estimates Centrus Energy Q2 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) – Northland Securities lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Centrus Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, April 16th. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now expects that the company will earn $0.94 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Centrus Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.62) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.63). The business had revenue of $146.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $145.40 million. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 15.52% and a net margin of 17.34%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $246.00 price target on Centrus Energy in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $242.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $390.00 price target on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Roth Mkm restated a “neutral” rating and set a $137.00 price target on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Centrus Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $270.64.

Centrus Energy Trading Down 4.3%

LEU opened at $191.07 on Monday. Centrus Energy has a 52 week low of $63.00 and a 52 week high of $464.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $196.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $261.59. The firm has a market cap of $3.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.82 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 4.83, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Centrus Energy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 589.5% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 655 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 57.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 17,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,074,000 after acquiring an additional 6,312 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 45.6% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 54,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,379,000 after acquiring an additional 17,014 shares during the period. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $435,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 12.1% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,556,000 after acquiring an additional 917 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Centrus Energy Company Profile

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.