Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU – Get Free Report) is one of 28 public companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Energy Fuels to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels’ peers have a beta of 1.08, meaning that their average stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Energy Fuels and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Energy Fuels | $45.60 million | $99.86 million | -88.36 |
Energy Fuels Competitors | $2.25 billion | $272.82 million | 24.02 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Energy Fuels and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Energy Fuels | -27.23% | -6.56% | -6.24% |
Energy Fuels Competitors | 5.02% | 27.42% | 5.27% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Energy Fuels and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Energy Fuels | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Energy Fuels Competitors | 253 | 1151 | 1510 | 17 | 2.44 |
Energy Fuels presently has a consensus target price of $8.58, indicating a potential upside of 38.78%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 11.06%. Given Energy Fuels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than its peers.
Summary
Energy Fuels peers beat Energy Fuels on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
Energy Fuels Company Profile
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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