Teacher Retirement System of Texas Makes New Investment in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 11,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $765,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned about 0.07% of Centrus Energy as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of LEU. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 114,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,290,000 after buying an additional 5,919 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in Centrus Energy by 79.3% during 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 last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Centrus Energy by 95.5% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 2,813 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 32,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,762,000 after purchasing an additional 4,694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Centrus Energy by 97.9% during the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 63,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,482,000 after purchasing an additional 31,408 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on LEU. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. HC Wainwright started coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on shares of Centrus Energy in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $104.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $147.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Larry B. Cutlip sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.31, for a total transaction of $481,240.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 9,402 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,131,154.62. This represents a 29.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 4.1 %

Shares of LEU opened at $66.25 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 capitalization of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of 15.02 and a beta of 1.35. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.00. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 1 year low of $33.51 and a 1 year high of $122.95.

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.