Market Recap Check: Centrus Energy Corp (LEU)’s Positive Finish at 53.04, Up/Down 5.45

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The price of Centrus Energy Corp (AMEX: LEU) closed at $53.04 in the last session, up 5.45% from day before closing price of $50.30. In other words, the price has increased by $5.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. LEU stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.5101.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at LEU’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.78 and its Current Ratio is at 1.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.47.

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 this company, B. Riley Securities on October 13, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $72.

On August 08, 2022, ROTH Capital Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $45 to $48.

Lake Street Downgraded its Buy to Hold on March 14, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $90 to $70.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of 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. On Oct 06 ’23, another insider, Bawabeh Morris, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 93,158 shares for $55.57 each. As a result, the insider received 5,177,116 and left with 1,223,118 shares of the company.

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 863485888 and an Enterprise Value of 763681152. As of this moment, Centrus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.97 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.203.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, LEU has reached a high of $61.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 31.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.41%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, LEU traded on average about 256.33K shares per day over the past 3-months and 364800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 14.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 13.71M. Insiders hold about 15.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.13% stake in the company. Shares short for LEU as of 1724976000 were 1630633 with a Short Ratio of 6.36, compared to 1722384000 on 1418889. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1630633 and a Short% of Float of 10.5100006.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.94.

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