HC Wainwright Comments on Centrus Energy FY2026 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) – Analysts at HC Wainwright issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Centrus Energy in a research note issued on Friday, November 6th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi expects that the company will post earnings of $1.59 per share for the year. 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 $3.49 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Centrus Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $2.56 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $3.54 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $5.38 EPS.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported ($0.46) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by ($0.33). The business had revenue of $55.50 million for the quarter. Centrus Energy had a net margin of 16.77% and a return on equity of 8.73%. The company’s revenue was down 25.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.19 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $204.00 price objective on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Wednesday. Texas Capital raised Centrus Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. Northland Securities set a $270.00 price target on Centrus Energy in a report on Friday, September 11th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Centrus Energy from $150.00 to $149.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 6th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Monday, October 26th. They set a “hold” rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrus Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.12.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LEU opened at $112.25 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $132.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.26. The stock has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.82, a PEG ratio of 10.53 and a beta of 1.40. Centrus Energy has a 52 week low of $84.86 and a 52 week high of $345.60. The company has a quick ratio of 7.99, a current ratio of 8.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 18.1% in the first quarter. Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC now owns 202,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,075,000 after purchasing an additional 30,944 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Centrus Energy by 217.4% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 160,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,868,000 after acquiring an additional 109,960 shares in the last quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC increased its position in Centrus Energy by 19.2% during the 1st quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC now owns 89,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,569,000 after purchasing an additional 14,455 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board purchased a new position in Centrus Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $8,761,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,744,000. Institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Centrus Energy

Here are a few of the latest headlines about LEU:

• Positive Sentiment: Centrus appointed Kevin Graney to its board. His experience in nuclear technology, advanced manufacturing and national security may strengthen board expertise. Centrus appoints Kevin Graney
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s reported backlog reached $5.4 billion, but the commitments extend through 2040; the long timeframe means the backlog may not translate quickly into revenue. Centrus backlog and quarterly revenue
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarterly results were weak: Centrus reported a $0.46 per-share loss, worse than the $0.13 loss analysts expected, and revenue of $55.5 million, down 25.9% year over year. HC Wainwright’s 2026 EPS forecast of $1.59 is also well below Northland’s $2.31 estimate, underscoring uncertainty about earnings. Centrus analyst estimates

Centrus Energy Company Profile

Centrus Energy Corp. is a U.S.-based supplier of nuclear fuel and related services. Its main business includes providing low-enriched uranium (LEU), a fuel used by many commercial nuclear power plants, and uranium enrichment services to utilities and other customers. The company also develops and operates centrifuge technology and provides engineering, manufacturing, and technical services to government and commercial customers. In recent years, Centrus has worked under U.S. Department of Energy contracts to demonstrate production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), an advanced fuel intended for certain next-generation reactors.