Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Price Target Lowered to $295.00 at B. Riley Financial

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) had its price target decreased by B. Riley Financial from $315.00 to $295.00 in a research note released on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. B. Riley Financial currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $390.00 target price on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Northland Securities set a $285.00 target price on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $246.00 target price on shares of Centrus Energy in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $292.00 to $225.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.82.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 6.1%

LEU stock opened at $206.18 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.83, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. Centrus Energy has a fifty-two week low of $66.38 and a fifty-two week high of $464.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $197.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $259.94. The stock has a market cap of $4.06 billion, a PE ratio of 49.44 and a beta of 1.35.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.63). Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 15.52% and a net margin of 17.34%.The firm had revenue of $146.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $145.40 million. The firm’s revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Centrus Energy will post 2.98 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 125.1% during the third quarter. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. now owns 93,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,112,000 after purchasing an additional 52,181 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Centrus Energy by 309.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,776,000 after acquiring an additional 26,257 shares during the last quarter. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Centrus Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,024,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Centrus Energy by 78.8% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 442,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,132,000 after acquiring an additional 194,909 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new stake in Centrus Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $5,427,000. 49.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Centrus Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley lowered its price target to $295 (from $315) but maintained a “Buy” rating, citing upside versus the current price. That keeps institutional endorsement in place despite the trim. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright raised its Q4 2026 EPS estimate to $2.04 (from $1.49), which supports stronger late‑year profitability expectations if the company executes as forecast. MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: Centrus will webcast its quarterly conference call on May 6 at 8:30 a.m. ET — an event where management could provide fresh guidance or updates that influence near‑term sentiment. PR Newswire
• Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright cut multiple near‑term and long‑term EPS estimates in the April 22 report: Q1 2026 to $0.27 (from $0.59), Q2 to $1.26 (from $1.70), Q3 to $0.10 (from $0.44), and reduced FY2026–FY2030 projections (FY2026 to $3.67 from $4.22 and downward revisions to FY2027–FY2030). These broad downgrades lower expectations for growth and likely pressured the stock. MarketBeat

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.