Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Upgraded at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) to a sell rating in a research note published on Monday morning.

LEU has been the topic of several other research reports. B. Riley upped their price objective on shares of Centrus Energy from $88.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Roth Mkm cut their price target on shares of Centrus Energy from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

Centrus Energy Trading Up 4.1 %

Shares of NYSE:LEU opened at $118.71 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $78.19 and its 200 day moving average is $66.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Centrus Energy has a 1 year low of $33.51 and a 1 year high of $122.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 1.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Centrus Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LEU. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Centrus Energy by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 967,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,438,000 after buying an additional 71,872 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 79.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 426,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,380,000 after acquiring an additional 188,478 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 325,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,694,000 after purchasing an additional 5,668 shares during the last quarter. Reaves W H & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in Centrus Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $15,215,000. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Centrus Energy by 22.2% in the third quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 124,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,822,000 after purchasing an additional 22,605 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.