FY2026 EPS Estimates for Centrus Energy Cut by HC Wainwright

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) – Research analysts at HC Wainwright dropped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a report issued on Thursday, February 12th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Joshi now expects that the company will earn $4.22 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.66. 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 FY2027 earnings at $4.96 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $5.93 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $7.14 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $9.31 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on LEU. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $390.00 price objective on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $245.00 price target on Centrus Energy in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $246.00 price objective on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $245.00 to $242.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Centrus Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.92.

Centrus Energy Stock Performance

LEU opened at $198.59 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $271.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $273.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 5.59 and a quick ratio of 4.83. The firm has a market cap of $3.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.62 and a beta of 1.21. Centrus Energy has a 1-year low of $49.40 and a 1-year high of $464.25.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.79 EPS 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 company had revenue of $146.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $145.40 million. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Centrus Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 589.5% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Centrus Energy by 57.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 17,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,074,000 after purchasing an additional 6,312 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 45.6% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 54,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,379,000 after purchasing an additional 17,014 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $213,000. Finally, CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 125.2% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. 49.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.