Leonteq Securities AG Purchases New Shares in Energy Fuels Inc $UUUU

Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 49,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $719,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels during the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels during the fourth quarter valued at about $55,000. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 2,100.6% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 3,487 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels during the third quarter valued at about $64,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 71.7% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,960 shares in the last quarter. 48.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Energy Fuels

In related news, VP Daniel Kapostasy sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.71, for a total transaction of $280,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 30,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $570,393.06. This trade represents a 32.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Barbara Appelin Filas sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $3,126,692.11. This trade represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 69,000 shares of company stock worth $1,361,200. 0.97% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Energy Fuels Stock Performance

NYSEAMERICAN UUUU opened at $18.04 on Friday. Energy Fuels Inc has a 52-week low of $4.74 and a 52-week high of $27.90. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 25.59 and a current ratio of 27.51. The company has a market capitalization of $4.51 billion, a PE ratio of -62.21 and a beta of 1.52.

Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.02). Energy Fuels had a negative return on equity of 10.23% and a negative net margin of 83.26%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.13) EPS. Energy Fuels’s revenue for the quarter was up 112.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Energy Fuels Inc will post -0.14 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on UUUU. HC Wainwright raised their price target on shares of Energy Fuels from $27.25 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Roth Mkm reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $17.00 price target on shares of Energy Fuels in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Energy Fuels in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $25.75.

Energy Fuels Profile

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.