William Blair Estimates Centrus Energy Q1 Earnings

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Centrus Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 4th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer anticipates that the company will earn $1.24 per share for the quarter. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Centrus Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Centrus Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $1.68. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 84.09% and a net margin of 16.56%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.38) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 67.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on LEU. HC Wainwright initiated coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI started coverage on Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Bank of America started coverage on Centrus Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $104.00 target price on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $146.00.

Centrus Energy Price Performance

NYSE LEU opened at $143.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.93. The stock has a market cap of $2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.45 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $82.73. Centrus Energy has a 52-week low of $33.51 and a 52-week high of $146.83.

Insider Activity at Centrus Energy

In other news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of Centrus Energy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total value of $359,428.92. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kevin J. Harrill sold 1,728 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.00, for a total transaction of $217,728.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Centrus Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LEU. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the first quarter valued at $28,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 77.4% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Comerica Bank lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 589.5% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 655 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

About Centrus Energy

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants.