Energy Fuels Inc (UUUU) Shares Down Despite Recent Market Volatility

Energy Fuels Inc (AMEX: UUUU)’s stock price has decreased by -0.14 compared to its previous closing price of 6.98. However, the company has seen a -4.39% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-22 that Contrary to market perception, Energy Fuels remains primarily focused on uranium mining. Over the next few years, it plans to significantly increase its uranium production. The White Mesa Mill has transitioned to exclusively processing uranium, with production targets of 1.1–1.4 million pounds (Mlb) in 2025, 2.0 Mlb by 2026, and 5.0 Mlb beyond 2026. Energy Fuels’ REE initiative is designed to complement its uranium operations without hindering uranium production. By 2030, the company is positioned to become a major critical mineral supplier.

Is It Worth Investing in Energy Fuels Inc (AMEX: UUUU) Right Now?

UUUU has 36-month beta value of 1.63. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

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The public float for UUUU is 190.82M, and currently, short sellers hold a 16.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UUUU on November 25, 2024 was 3.81M shares.

UUUU’s Market Performance

UUUU stock saw an increase of -4.39% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 12.97% and a quarterly increase of 43.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.70%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.87% for Energy Fuels Inc (UUUU). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.33% for UUUU stock, with a simple moving average of 18.70% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of UUUU

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UUUU stocks, with H.C. Wainwright repeating the rating for UUUU by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for UUUU in the upcoming period, according to H.C. Wainwright is $11 based on the research report published on November 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.

ROTH MKM, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UUUU reach a price target of $6.25, previously predicting the price at $6.50. The rating they have provided for UUUU stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 05th, 2024.

B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to UUUU, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on April 18th of the current year.

UUUU Trading at 15.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought UUUU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.86% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 5.87%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.70%, as shares surge +7.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +50.00% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, UUUU fell by -3.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.50. In addition, Energy Fuels Inc saw -3.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UUUU starting from HIGGS DENNIS LYLE, who sale 18,615 shares at the price of $7.23 back on Nov 19 ’24. After this action, HIGGS DENNIS LYLE now owns 291,422 shares of Energy Fuels Inc, valued at $134,635 using the latest closing price.

SHUMWAY LOGAN, the VP, Processing Operations of Energy Fuels Inc, purchase 1,500 shares at $5.39 during a trade that took place back on Oct 11 ’24, which means that SHUMWAY LOGAN is holding 91,615 shares at $8,085 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for UUUU

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.76 for the present operating margin
  • 0.48 for the gross margin

The net margin for Energy Fuels Inc stands at -0.91. The total capital return value is set at -0.08. Equity return is now at value -9.29, with -8.72 for asset returns.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -28.42 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 34.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 18.01.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Energy Fuels Inc (UUUU) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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