Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) Director Sells $100,100.00 in Stock

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) Director Alex G. Morrison sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.72, for a total value of $100,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 165,528 shares in the company, valued at $946,820.16. This trade represents a 9.56 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Energy Fuels Stock Down 2.0 %

UUUU opened at $5.30 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $6.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.76. Energy Fuels Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.19 and a 52 week high of $8.21. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -24.09 and a beta of 1.64.

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $4.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.10 million. Energy Fuels had a negative return on equity of 9.16% and a negative net margin of 90.40%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Energy Fuels Inc. will post -0.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Energy Fuels

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Synovus Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Energy Fuels during the third quarter worth $58,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Energy Fuels in the 3rd quarter worth about $183,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Energy Fuels by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,318,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,731,000 after acquiring an additional 285,680 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Energy Fuels by 126.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 412,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,262,000 after acquiring an additional 230,259 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 11.8% in the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 46,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,000 after acquiring an additional 4,900 shares during the last quarter. 48.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UUUU has been the topic of several recent research reports. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 price objective on shares of Energy Fuels in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Roth Mkm lowered their price target on shares of Energy Fuels from $6.00 to $5.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 4th.

Energy Fuels Company Profile

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.