Nomura Holdings Inc. Sells 1,882 Shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU)

Nomura Holdings Inc. decreased its holdings in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) by 30.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,318 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,882 shares during the quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Centrus Energy were worth $288,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its position in Centrus Energy by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 29,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,947,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Meros Investment Management LP bought a new position in Centrus Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $960,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Centrus Energy by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 979,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,276,000 after purchasing an additional 13,764 shares during the last quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Centrus Energy during the fourth quarter worth $1,732,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in shares of Centrus Energy by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Centrus Energy news, SVP John M. A. Donelson sold 3,732 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total value of $359,428.92. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of Centrus Energy stock opened at $93.17 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.46, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09. Centrus Energy Corp. has a 12 month low of $33.51 and a 12 month high of $122.95. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.17. The stock has a market cap of $1.56 billion, a PE ratio of 21.13 and a beta of 1.14.

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $1.68. Centrus Energy had a return on equity of 84.09% and a net margin of 16.56%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.38) earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 67.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Centrus Energy Corp. will post 2.63 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Citigroup assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $104.00 target price for the company. HC Wainwright assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $300.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Craig Hallum assumed coverage on Centrus Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Centrus Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $143.67.

Centrus Energy Company Profile

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.