Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Given New $218.00 Price Target at Citigroup

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) had its target price lowered by Citigroup from $224.00 to $218.00 in a research report released on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Northland Securities set a $285.00 price objective on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $246.00 price objective on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $137.00 price objective on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One equities research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.18.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

LEU opened at $208.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.97, a PEG ratio of 20.49 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of $198.47 and a 200 day moving average of $249.36. Centrus Energy has a fifty-two week low of $88.47 and a fifty-two week high of $464.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 4.83 and a current ratio of 5.72.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.72. The company had revenue of $76.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $76.13 million. Centrus Energy had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 13.10%. Centrus Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Centrus Energy will post 2.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LEU. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 126.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 371,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,265,000 after acquiring an additional 207,316 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 78.8% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 442,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,132,000 after acquiring an additional 194,909 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 780,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,161,000 after acquiring an additional 160,482 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 43.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 473,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,861,000 after acquiring an additional 143,069 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 2,303.8% during the 4th quarter. Man Group plc now owns 114,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,684,000 after acquiring an additional 109,293 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Centrus Energy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Centrus Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Centrus reported Q1 EPS of $1.05, well above the $0.33 consensus estimate, with revenue of $76.7 million also slightly ahead of expectations. That earnings beat supports the case that the business is executing better than Wall Street expected.
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles and commentary highlighted expanding partnerships and stronger nuclear demand, suggesting Centrus remains well positioned in a favorable industry backdrop.
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised some near-term estimates, including Q3 2026 EPS, and kept a generally constructive longer-term outlook, which suggests analysts still see upside in parts of the business.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s Q1 earnings call transcript and presentation are likely keeping attention focused on management’s guidance, contract visibility, and the pace of future uranium enrichment opportunities.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland also cut its Q2, Q4, and FY2027 EPS estimates, which may be weighing on sentiment by signaling that profits could be more uneven after the strong first quarter.
• Negative Sentiment: An article specifically titled “Centrus Energy (LEU) stock trades down, here is why” points to immediate market concerns, likely tied to valuation, near-term earnings variability, or profit-taking after the recent move higher.

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.