HC Wainwright Expects Increased Earnings for Uranium Energy

Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC) – Investment analysts at HC Wainwright increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Uranium Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, December 11th. HC Wainwright analyst H. Ihle now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of ($0.11) per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of ($0.14). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $19.75 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Uranium Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.01 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on UEC. Stifel Canada upgraded Uranium Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Uranium Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Uranium Energy in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $17.50 target price on shares of Uranium Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $14.00 price target (up previously from $7.75) on shares of Uranium Energy in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Uranium Energy has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.19.

Uranium Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Uranium Energy stock opened at $12.14 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -101.17 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $13.29 and its 200 day moving average is $10.74. Uranium Energy has a one year low of $3.85 and a one year high of $17.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UEC. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Uranium Energy during the second quarter valued at $105,058,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Uranium Energy by 34.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,726,216 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $476,588,000 after purchasing an additional 9,159,024 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP grew its position in shares of Uranium Energy by 11,233.4% during the second quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 4,093,058 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $27,833,000 after purchasing an additional 4,056,943 shares in the last quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Uranium Energy by 255.1% during the first quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,223,438 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $20,188,000 after purchasing an additional 3,033,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Uranium Energy by 9.9% in the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,599,686 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $354,847,000 after purchasing an additional 2,393,683 shares during the last quarter. 62.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Uranium Energy

Uranium Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in exploration, pre-extraction, extraction, and processing uranium and titanium concentrates in the United States, Canada, and Paraguay. It owns interests in the Palangana mine, Goliad, Burke Hollow, Longhorn, and Salvo projects located in Texas; Anderson, Workman Creek, and Los Cuatros projects situated in Arizona; Dalton Pass and C de Baca project located in New Mexico; Roughrider, Shea Creek, Christie Lake, Horseshoe-Raven, Hidden Bay, Diabase, West Bear, JCU, and other project located in Canada; and Yuty, Oviedo, and Alto Paraná titanium projects in Paraguay.