Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) Shares Acquired by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) by 126.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 412,137 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 230,259 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.21% of Energy Fuels worth $2,262,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UUUU. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Energy Fuels during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Energy Fuels during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Energy Fuels by 261.7% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 4,321 shares during the period. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. purchased a new position in Energy Fuels in the third quarter valued at about $53,000. Finally, Hilltop Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Energy Fuels during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 48.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Energy Fuels

In other news, Director Dennis Lyle Higgs sold 18,615 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.23, for a total value of $134,586.45. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 291,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,106,981.06. The trade was a 6.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Alex G. Morrison sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.72, for a total value of $100,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 165,528 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $946,820.16. The trade was a 9.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Energy Fuels Price Performance

Shares of UUUU opened at $5.35 on Thursday. Energy Fuels Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.19 and a 1-year high of $8.21. The stock has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.32 and a beta of 1.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.74.

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.02). Energy Fuels had a negative return on equity of 9.16% and a negative net margin of 90.40%. The company had revenue of $4.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.10 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Energy Fuels Inc. will post -0.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Roth Mkm lowered their price target on Energy Fuels from $6.00 to $5.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 price target on shares of Energy Fuels in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th.

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.