Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX: LEU) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 32.17x compared to its average ratio. LEU has 36-month beta value of 1.37. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LEU is 15.62M, and currently, short sellers hold a 18.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LEU on June 20, 2025 was 940.47K shares.
LEU) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX: LEU) has increased by 13.38 when compared to last closing price of 180.96.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 29.50% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-20 that Extension Valued at Approximately $110 Million through June 30, 2026 BETHESDA, Md., June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Centrus Energy (NYSE American: LEU) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has exercised an option to extend Centrus’ competitively-awarded contract to produce High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) through June 30, 2026.
LEU’s Market Performance
Centrus Energy Corp (LEU) has seen a 29.50% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 115.78% gain in the past month and a 176.23% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.52% for LEU.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 42.05% for LEU’s stock, with a 149.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LEU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LEU stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for LEU by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LEU in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $160 based on the research report published on June 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to LEU, setting the target price at $145 in the report published on May 14th of the current year.
LEU Trading at 97.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LEU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 12.50% of gains for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LEU starting from HARRILL KEVIN J, who sale 1,728 shares at the price of $126.00 back on May 30 ’25. After this action, HARRILL KEVIN J now owns 0 shares of Centrus Energy Corp, valued at $217,728 using the latest closing price.
Donelson John M A, the SVP, Sales & Chief Mktg Off of Centrus Energy Corp, sale 3,732 shares at $96.31 during a trade that took place back on May 13 ’25, which means that Donelson John M A is holding 0 shares at $359,429 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LEU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Centrus Energy Corp stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 85.99, with 10.42 for asset returns.
Based on Centrus Energy Corp (LEU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.69. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.01.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Centrus Energy Corp (LEU) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
