Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX:LEU) has a beta value of 610.16% and has seen 940.47 shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $3.24B, closed the last trade at $180.96 per share which meant it gained $17.84 on the day or 190.04% during that session. The LEU stock price is -0.79% off its 52-week high price of $182.39 and 81.48% above the 52-week low of $33.51. If we look at the company’s 10-day average daily trading volume, we find that it stood at 1.35 million shares traded. The 3-month trading volume is 3.11 shares.
The consensus among analysts is that Centrus Energy Corp (LEU) is Buy stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 89.75. 0 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 0 rate it as Overweight. 0 out of 3 have rated it as a Hold, with 3 advising it as a Buy. 0 have rated the stock as Underweight.
Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX:LEU) trade information
Sporting 190.04% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the green over the last five days, with the highest price hit on recent trading when the LEU stock price touched $180.96 or saw a rise of 14.36%. Year-to-date, Centrus Energy Corp shares have moved 354.10%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change 19.94%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX:LEU) have changed 99.85%. Short interest in the company has seen 2.92 million shares shorted with days to cover at 3.33.
Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $137, which means that the shares’ value could drop -32.09% from current levels. The projected low price target is $129.0 while the price target rests at a high of $145.0. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is 19.87% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock lose 28.71% from current levels.
Centrus Energy Corp (LEU) estimates and forecasts
The company’s shares have gained 147.64% over the past 6 months.
If we evaluate the company’s growth over the last 5-year and for the next 5-year period, we find that annual earnings growth was -22.88% – over the past 5 years. Earnings growth for 2025 is a modest -16.50% while over the next 5 years, the company’s earnings are expected to decrease by -4.90%.
LEU Dividends
Centrus Energy Corp is expected to release its next earnings report on 2025-May-07 this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue.
Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX:LEU)’s Major holders
Insiders own 4.87% of the company shares, while shares held by institutions stand at 77.09% with a share float percentage of 81.04%. Investors are also buoyed by the number of investors in a company, with Centrus Energy Corp having a total of 326.0 institutions that hold shares in the company. The top two institutional holders are BLACKROCK INC. with over 1.04 million shares worth more than $44.58 million. As of 2024-06-30, BLACKROCK INC. held 6.4437% of shares outstanding.
The other major institutional holder is MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD., with the holding of over 1.02 million shares as of 2024-06-30. The firm’s total holdings are worth over $43.5 million and represent 6.2872% of shares outstanding.
