Uranium Energy Corp (AMEX: UEC)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.82 in comparison to its previous close of 5.68, however, the company has experienced a -13.62% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-19 that CASPER, Wyo., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE American: UEC), (the “Company” or “UEC”) is pleased to announce a major operational milestone with the successful processing, drying and drumming of uranium concentrates at the Company’s Irigaray Central Processing Plant (“CPP”) in Wyoming.
Is It Worth Investing in Uranium Energy Corp (AMEX: UEC) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.81. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UEC is 413.95M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.25% of that float. On February 24, 2025, the average trading volume of UEC was 7.30M shares.
UEC’s Market Performance
UEC’s stock has seen a -13.62% decrease for the week, with a -32.68% drop in the past month and a -35.81% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.40% for Uranium Energy Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -17.66% for UEC’s stock, with a -16.81% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UEC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UEC stocks, with National Bank Financial repeating the rating for UEC by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for UEC in the upcoming period, according to National Bank Financial is $10 based on the research report published on February 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UEC reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for UEC stocks is “Speculative Buy” according to the report published on September 13th, 2023.
UEC Trading at -22.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UEC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.19% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.84%, as shares sank -30.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.90% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UEC fell by -13.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.70. In addition, Uranium Energy Corp saw -17.49% 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 UEC starting from MELBYE SCOTT, who purchase 9,500 shares at the price of $4.18 back on Sep 06 ’24. After this action, MELBYE SCOTT now owns 988,031 shares of Uranium Energy Corp, valued at $39,712 using the latest closing price.
Adnani Amir, the President and CEO of Uranium Energy Corp, purchase 60,000 shares at $4.10 during a trade that took place back on Sep 06 ’24, which means that Adnani Amir is holding 4,242,326 shares at $246,270 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UEC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -3.38 for the present operating margin
- -0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Uranium Energy Corp stands at -3.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.06. Equity return is now at value -7.00, with -6.14 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -31.25 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 126.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 20.56.
Conclusion
To sum up, Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
