Those aiming for above-average market returns often engage in the meticulous process of stock picking. Choosing the right stocks can make a substantial difference in your wealth.
As of close of business last night, Centrus Energy Corp’s stock clocked out at $78.19, down -15.01% from its previous closing price of $92.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$15.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.89 million shares were traded. LEU stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.5.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LEU’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 1.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.44.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, ROTH MKM on October 10, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $62 from $55 previously.
On October 13, 2023, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $72.
ROTH Capital Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on August 08, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $45 to $48.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 13 ’24 when CUTLIP LARRY B sold 3,000 shares for $37.64 per share. The transaction valued at 112,920 led to the insider holds 13,402 shares of the business.
Donelson John M A sold 16,073 shares of LEU for $646,778 on Feb 26 ’24. The SVP, Sales & Chief Mktg Officr now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $40.24 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LEU now has a Market Capitalization of 1282034560 and an Enterprise Value of 1484871040. As of this moment, Centrus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.769 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.874.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LEU is 1.21, which has changed by 0.76617396 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23883796 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LEU has reached a high of $118.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.11%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LEU traded 1.14M shares on average per day over the past three months and 754870 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 15.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.99M. Insiders hold about 8.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.80% stake in the company. Shares short for LEU as of 1735603200 were 3472297 with a Short Ratio of 3.05, compared to 1732838400 on 3225257. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3472297 and a Short% of Float of 22.209999.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.94. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for LEU, which recently paid a dividend on 2005-11-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1132617600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-09-30 when the company split stock in a 91:1000 ratio.
