Centrus Energy Corp [LEU] short interest surges, jumping by 3.55 million million shares

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Centrus Energy Corp shares valued at $2,351,098 were purchased by CUTLIP LARRY B on Aug 26 ’25. At $207.90 per share, CUTLIP LARRY B acquired 11,309 shares.

Also, SAWATZKE BRADLEY J purchased 5,949 shares, netting a total of over 1,268,564 in proceeds.

Before that, HARRILL KEVIN J had sold 1,728 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $217,728, the CFO & Treasurer traded Centrus Energy Corp shares for $126.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,728 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in a research note from BofA Securities on August 07, 2025, Centrus Energy Corp [LEU] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $285. Analysts at Stifel started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of July 07, 2025, Northland Capital has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for LEU. Earlier on June 26, 2025, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for LEU stock.

Analyzing LEU Stock Performance

On last trading session, Centrus Energy Corp [AMEX: LEU] rose 5.59% to $209.38. The stock’s lowest price that day was $202.0, but it reached a high of $215.2899 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 18.11%. Over the course of the year, Centrus Energy Corp shares have jumped approximately 442.44%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $264.90 on 08/06/25 and a 52-week low of $49.40 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Centrus Energy Corp (LEU)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 202.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 195.60. In the upper region, resistance lies at 215.78. The next price resistance is at 222.18. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.47 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Centrus Energy Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Centrus Energy Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.76 million shares to 3.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 2.79 million shares. A jump of 21.45% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.38.

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In terms of Centrus Energy Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 252 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.09% from the previous closing price of $198.29. Analysts anticipate Centrus Energy Corp stock to reach 275 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 129. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Centrus Energy Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 04, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $160.

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