Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX: LEU)’s stock price has increased by 3.48 compared to its previous closing price of 114.00. However, the company has seen a 39.78% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. marketbeat.com reported 2025-02-11 that The market for Centrus Energy NYSE: LEU has reached a critical mass, and an atomic short-squeeze is on. The market has already risen more than 50% this year and could increase by another 25% to 35% if the critical resistance point is breached.
Is It Worth Investing in Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX: LEU) Right Now?
Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX: LEU) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 26.82x compared to its average ratio. LEU has 36-month beta value of 1.35. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LEU is 15.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 21.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LEU on February 12, 2025 was 927.76K shares.
LEU’s Market Performance
LEU stock saw an increase of 39.78% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 69.11% and a quarterly increase of 28.57%. The volatility ratio for the week is 13.32%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 8.81% for Centrus Energy Corp (LEU). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 32.48% for LEU stock, with a simple moving average of 96.38% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LEU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LEU stocks, with ROTH MKM repeating the rating for LEU by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LEU in the upcoming period, according to ROTH MKM is $62 based on the research report published on October 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LEU reach a price target of $72. The rating they have provided for LEU stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 13th, 2023.
ROTH Capital gave a rating of “Buy” to LEU, setting the target price at $48 in the report published on August 08th of the previous year.
LEU Trading at 47.75% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.21% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 13.32%, as shares surge +68.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +42.40% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LEU rose by +39.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +187.28% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $89.02. In addition, Centrus Energy Corp saw 77.11% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LEU starting from CUTLIP LARRY B, who sale 3,000 shares at the price of $37.64 back on Aug 13 ’24. After this action, CUTLIP LARRY B now owns 13,402 shares of Centrus Energy Corp, valued at $112,920 using the latest closing price.
Donelson John M A, the SVP, Sales & Chief Mktg Officr of Centrus Energy Corp, sale 16,073 shares at $40.24 during a trade that took place back on Feb 26 ’24, which means that Donelson John M A is holding 0 shares at $646,778 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LEU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Centrus Energy Corp stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 75.58, with 7.69 for asset returns.
Based on Centrus Energy Corp (LEU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 17.78.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.74.
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.
