Centrus Energy Corp [AMEX: LEU] stock went on a downward path that fall over -0.46% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 0.39%.
Over the last 12 months, LEU stock rose by 163.70%. The one-year Centrus Energy Corp stock forecast points to a potential upside of 0.48. The average equity rating for LEU stock is currently 1.64, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $2.99 billion, with 16.32 million shares outstanding and 15.62 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.12M shares, LEU stock reached a trading volume of 462074 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Centrus Energy Corp [LEU]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LEU shares is $176.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LEU stock is a recommendation set at 1.64. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
JP Morgan have made an estimate for Centrus Energy Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on June 26, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on June 04, 2025, representing the official price target for Centrus Energy Corp stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 13.99, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 40.09. Price to Free Cash Flow for LEU in the course of the last twelve months was 52.50 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.26.
LEU Stock Performance Analysis:
Centrus Energy Corp [LEU] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 0.39. With this latest performance, LEU shares gained by 33.62% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 158.84% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 163.70% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Centrus Energy Corp Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Centrus Energy Corp [LEU] shares currently have an operating margin of 16.84% and a Gross Margin at 27.64%. Centrus Energy Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 22.59%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 10.42%, with Return on Assets sitting at 10.42%.
LEU Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LEU. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Centrus Energy Corp go to -9.44%.
Centrus Energy Corp [LEU] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $77.10%, or 81.01% of LEU stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LEU stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 1.04 million shares, which is approximately 6.4437%. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD., holding 1.02 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$43.5 million in LEU stocks shares; and MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD., currently with $$36.7 million in LEU stock with ownership which is approximately 5.3041%.
