Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) Director Alex G. Morrison Sells 17,500 Shares

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) Director Alex G. Morrison sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.72, for a total transaction of $100,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 165,528 shares in the company, valued at approximately $946,820.16. The trade was a 9.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Energy Fuels Trading Down 3.6 %

Energy Fuels stock opened at $5.35 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.77. Energy Fuels Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.19 and a 1-year high of $8.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.32 and a beta of 1.64.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Energy Fuels

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

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.