HC Wainwright Comments on Centrus Energy Q1 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) – Stock analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi forecasts that the company will earn ($0.34) per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $300.00 price target 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.

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $161.33.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LEU stock opened at $90.73 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.57 and a beta of 1.17. Centrus Energy has a fifty-two week low of $33.51 and a fifty-two week high of $122.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $85.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.19.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy

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

Insider Activity at Centrus Energy

In other Centrus Energy news, SVP Larry B. Cutlip sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owns 9,402 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,131,154.62. The trade was a 29.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.