68,105 Shares in Energy Fuels Inc $UUUU Purchased by Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Prime Capital Investment Advisors established a new position in Energy Fuels (UUUU), purchasing 68,105 shares in Q4 worth about $990,000.
• Analysts maintain a consensus "Moderate Buy" on UUUU with a consensus target of $24.94, and recent price targets range roughly from $15.50 up to $30.00.
• Company insiders sold a total of 54,000 shares (~$1.08M) in the last quarter (insiders now own 1.92%), while institutional investors hold about 48.24% of the stock.

Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 68,105 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $990,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Energy Fuels by 685.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 912,120 shares of the company's stock worth $14,001,000 after acquiring an additional 795,929 shares in the last quarter. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,369,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,186,000. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,009,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Energy Fuels by 50.5% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 205,562 shares of the company's stock worth $3,155,000 after acquiring an additional 68,933 shares in the last quarter. 48.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Dennis Lyle Higgs sold 6,000 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.64, for a total value of $123,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 151,113 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,972.32. The trade was a 3.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Curtis Moore sold 10,000 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.12, for a total transaction of $231,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 112,415 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,599,034.80. This represents a 8.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 54,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,080,550 in the last quarter. 1.92% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UUUU has been the subject of several research reports. Roth Mkm upgraded shares of Energy Fuels from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $15.50 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. B. Riley Financial raised their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels to $27.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. HC Wainwright raised their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels from $26.75 to $27.25 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $30.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Energy Fuels presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $24.94.

Energy Fuels Price Performance

NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU opened at $18.40 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.42 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 28.34 and a current ratio of 30.69. Energy Fuels Inc has a fifty-two week low of $3.79 and a fifty-two week high of $27.90. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.63.

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

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.

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