Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU – Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.05), Briefing.com reports. Energy Fuels had a negative return on equity of 15.84% and a negative net margin of 124.17%.
Energy Fuels Trading Down 6.7%
Shares of UUUU stock traded down $1.52 during trading on Friday, reaching $21.32. 10,283,976 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,320,887. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $20.26 and its 200 day moving average is $17.03. The company has a market capitalization of $5.06 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.51 and a beta of 1.45. Energy Fuels has a 1 year low of $3.20 and a 1 year high of $27.90.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Energy Fuels in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. HC Wainwright upped their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels from $26.75 to $27.25 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Roth Mkm raised shares of 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 research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, B. Riley Financial lifted their target price on shares of Energy Fuels to $27.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Energy Fuels presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.94.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Alex G. Morrison sold 38,869 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.32, for a total transaction of $556,604.08. Following the sale, the director directly owned 110,878 shares in the company, valued at $1,587,772.96. This represents a 25.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Timothy James Carstens sold 59,594 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.93, for a total transaction of $889,738.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,435 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,604,004.55. This represents a 35.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.77% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Energy Fuels by 75.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Energy Fuels in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. EFG International AG purchased a new position in shares of Energy Fuels during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP purchased a new position in shares of Energy Fuels during the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. 48.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting Energy Fuels
Here are the key news stories impacting Energy Fuels this week:
- Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright raised its price target to $27.25 and maintained a “buy” rating, implying material upside from current levels; this is a clear analyst endorsement that could support the stock over time. HC Wainwright raises PT (Benzinga)
- Positive Sentiment: Company announced 2025 results and 2026 guidance showing increased uranium sales, over 1 million lbs of low-cost U.S. uranium production, successful heavy-rare-earth pilot work, and completion of an upsized $700M 0.75% convertible note issue that boosts working capital to near $1B — materially de‑risking liquidity and funding growth. Energy Fuels Announces 2025 Results and 2026 Guidance (PR Newswire)
- Positive Sentiment: Updated pre-feasibility study for the Pinyon Plain mine was released, which supports project economics and the company’s REE/uranium development pipeline — a potential longer-term catalyst if it advances to development. Pinyon Plain PFS update (TipRanks)
- Neutral Sentiment: Q4 revenue narrowly topped estimates (+0.38%), which supports demand/revenue narrative, but the beat was small and didn’t offset profit concerns. Q4 revenue beat (Yahoo)
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst comparisons and coverage highlight Energy Fuels’ leadership vs. some peers on production growth and REE exposure — useful context for investors weighing relative value. Peer comparison (Zacks)
- Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed materially: reported ($0.12) vs consensus ($0.07) — the miss, a $21.3M quarterly loss, and continued negative net margin/ROE appear to be the primary reasons the stock sold off despite other positives. Stock falls despite revenue beat (Benzinga)
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.
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