Insider Selling: Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) VP Sells 25,000 Shares of Stock

Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) VP Daniel Kapostasy sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.84, for a total value of $471,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 38,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $721,308.24. The trade was a 39.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Energy Fuels Stock Down 5.6%

NYSEAMERICAN UUUU traded down $1.00 during trading on Friday, hitting $16.92. The stock had a trading volume of 4,428,954 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,925,043. Energy Fuels Inc has a 12 month low of $3.20 and a 12 month high of $27.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 28.34 and a current ratio of 30.69. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $21.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.05. The company has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion, a PE ratio of -44.53 and a beta of 1.42.

Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.05). Energy Fuels had a negative net margin of 130.63% and a negative return on equity of 13.15%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Energy Fuels Inc will post -0.1 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UUUU has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Roth Mkm raised Energy Fuels from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $15.50 in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. B. Riley Financial upped their price target on shares of Energy Fuels to $27.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price target for the company. Finally, HC Wainwright boosted their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels from $26.75 to $27.25 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in Energy Fuels by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 30,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Energy Fuels by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 7,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its holdings in Energy Fuels by 74.5% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 741 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 18.8% during the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 750 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Energy Fuels by 75.9% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 758 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.24% of the company’s stock.

Energy Fuels Company Profile

Energy Fuels Inc (NYSE American: UUUU) is a U.S.-based mineral resources company focused on the production and processing of uranium, rare earth elements and other strategic minerals. The company’s core business activity centers on supplying nuclear fuel to power generators, leveraging a diversified portfolio of conventional and in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium mines located primarily on the Colorado Plateau, in Wyoming and in Texas.

At the heart of Energy Fuels’ operations is the White Mesa Mill in southeastern Utah, the only conventional uranium-vanadium mill currently permitted and operating in the United States.