1,700 Shares in Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) Purchased by Venturi Wealth Management LLC

Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $113,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Advocates Investment Management bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $216,000. Heritage Investors Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the third quarter worth approximately $203,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the third quarter worth approximately $244,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC bought a new position in shares of Centrus Energy in the third quarter worth approximately $250,000. Finally, Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Centrus Energy by 3.5% in the third quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Centrus Energy news, SVP Larry B. Cutlip sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.31, for a total transaction of $481,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. B. Riley upped their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $88.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Roth Mkm dropped their target price on shares of Centrus Energy from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Centrus Energy to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th.

Centrus Energy Stock Down 5.7 %

LEU opened at $98.27 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. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $83.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $70.67. Centrus Energy Corp. has a twelve month low of $33.51 and a twelve month high of $122.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.28 and a beta of 1.17.

Centrus Energy 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.