Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU – Get Free Report) is one of 29 public companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Energy Fuels to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels’ rivals have a beta of 1.11, indicating that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Energy Fuels | -27.23% | -6.56% | -6.24% |
Energy Fuels Competitors | 2.78% | 24.52% | 4.11% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Energy Fuels and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Energy Fuels | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Energy Fuels Competitors | 249 | 1139 | 1527 | 17 | 2.45 |
Energy Fuels currently has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 54.49%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 21.03%. Given Energy Fuels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than its rivals.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Energy Fuels and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Energy Fuels | $45.60 million | $99.86 million | -80.14 |
Energy Fuels Competitors | $2.13 billion | $273.83 million | 4.01 |
Energy Fuels’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Energy Fuels rivals beat Energy Fuels on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
About Energy Fuels
Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.
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