Shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $246.1667.
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on LEU shares. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Centrus Energy from $195.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research note on Monday, July 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $215.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Centrus Energy from $240.00 to $205.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 9th.
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Centrus Energy Price Performance
LEU opened at $190.73 on Tuesday. Centrus Energy 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 company has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.70, a P/E/G ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 1.36. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $171.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $194.16.
Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $1.03. Centrus Energy had a net margin of 10.23% and a return on equity of 7.06%. The company had revenue of $176.10 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.59 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Centrus Energy will post 2.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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.
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