Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Takes $4.14 Million Position in Energy Fuels Inc $UUUU

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new stake in Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 269,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,144,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 18.8% in the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 10.3% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 889 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 6.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after purchasing an additional 962 shares during the last quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC increased its position in Energy Fuels by 11.9% during the third quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 11,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC raised its stake in Energy Fuels by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 26,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after purchasing an additional 1,228 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Dennis Lyle Higgs sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.62, for a total transaction of $156,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 157,113 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,082,557.06. This represents a 4.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Barbara Appelin Filas sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.51, for a total transaction of $97,550.00. Following the sale, the director owned 160,261 shares in the company, valued at $3,126,692.11. This represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 54,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,080,550 over the last quarter. 1.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Energy Fuels Price Performance

Shares of Energy Fuels stock opened at $18.32 on Friday. Energy Fuels Inc has a twelve month low of $3.64 and a twelve month high of $27.90. The company has a quick ratio of 28.34, a current ratio of 30.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $20.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.21 and a beta of 1.47.

Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.05). Energy Fuels had a negative return on equity of 13.15% and a negative net margin of 130.63%. Analysts forecast that Energy Fuels Inc will post -0.1 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on UUUU shares. Roth Mkm upgraded shares of Energy Fuels from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $13.00 to $15.50 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. HC Wainwright lifted their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels from $26.75 to $27.25 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price objective for the company. Finally, B. Riley Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels to $27.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Energy Fuels has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.94.

About Energy Fuels

Energy Fuels Inc (NYSE American: UUUU) is a U.S.-based mineral resources company focused on the production and processing of uranium, rare earth elements and other strategic minerals. The company’s core business activity centers on supplying nuclear fuel to power generators, leveraging a diversified portfolio of conventional and in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium mines located primarily on the Colorado Plateau, in Wyoming and in Texas.

At the heart of Energy Fuels’ operations is the White Mesa Mill in southeastern Utah, the only conventional uranium-vanadium mill currently permitted and operating in the United States.