Comparing Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) & Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU)

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Centrus Energy and Energy Fuels”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrus Energy	$394.00 million	2.78	$84.40 million	$4.79	13.95
Energy Fuels	$38.66 million	26.96	$99.86 million	($0.22)	-24.09

Energy Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Centrus Energy. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Centrus Energy and Energy Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrus Energy	0	2	1	0	2.33
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50

Centrus Energy currently has a consensus price target of $92.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.72%. Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.38%. Given Energy Fuels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than Centrus Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Centrus Energy and Energy Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrus Energy	19.24%	138.38%	10.81%
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.16%	-8.67%

Volatility and Risk

Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About Energy Fuels

Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.