Insider Selling: Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) VP Sells $231,200.00 in Stock

Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) VP Curtis Moore sold 10,000 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.12, for a total value of $231,200.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 112,415 shares in the company, valued at $2,599,034.80. This trade represents a 8.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Energy Fuels Stock Down 6.3%

UUUU stock opened at $19.03 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.08 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a current ratio of 30.69, a quick ratio of 28.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.50. Energy Fuels Inc has a 1-year low of $3.20 and a 1-year high of $27.90.

Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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%. Analysts expect that Energy Fuels Inc will post -0.1 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Energy Fuels

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of UUUU. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 74.5% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Energy Fuels by 75.9% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 758 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Energy Fuels by 3,820.9% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,643 shares during the period. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Energy Fuels in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Energy Fuels during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 48.24% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

About Energy Fuels

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.