Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) Stock Holdings Boosted by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,520 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 815 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Centrus Energy were worth $303,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LEU. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy during the second quarter valued at $42,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new position in Centrus Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $43,000. nVerses Capital LLC increased its stake in Centrus Energy by 133.3% during the 2nd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 181.8% during the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 2,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,000 after buying an additional 1,754 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $216,000. 49.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Centrus Energy Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:LEU opened at $93.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.47 and a beta of 1.32. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 1-year low of $33.51 and a 1-year high of $104.50. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $50.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.52.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $1.12. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 299.92% and a net margin of 22.96%. The firm had revenue of $189.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $82.70 million. On average, research analysts anticipate that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 3.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LEU has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Roth Mkm cut Centrus Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $55.00 to $62.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Roth Capital lowered Centrus Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Centrus Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $67.00.

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.