D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. Has $601,000 Holdings in Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU)

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU - Free Report) by 124.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 117,051 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 64,985 shares during the quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. owned about 0.06% of Energy Fuels worth $601,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Energy Fuels in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 793.4% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 5,923 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 5,260 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in Energy Fuels by 65.7% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 2,442 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Energy Fuels by 48.5% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 8,870 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthspan Partners LLC acquired a new position in Energy Fuels during the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.24% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Energy Fuels news, Director Bruce D. Hansen purchased 6,000 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of $4.25 per share, for a total transaction of $25,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 295,239 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,254,765.75. The trade was a 2.07% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Daniel Kapostasy sold 12,350 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.10, for a total transaction of $50,635.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 57,705 shares of the company's stock, valued at $236,590.50. This represents a 17.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 26,750 shares of company stock valued at $116,115. 1.92% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Roth Capital set a $5.75 target price on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Friday, February 28th. HC Wainwright dropped their target price on Energy Fuels from $10.75 to $10.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Roth Mkm upgraded Energy Fuels from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $5.75 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th.

Energy Fuels Trading Down 2.6%

UUUU stock traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $4.90. 3,215,068 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,323,164. The company has a market capitalization of $973.58 million, a PE ratio of -22.27 and a beta of 1.68. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.21. Energy Fuels Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.20 and a twelve month high of $7.47.

Energy Fuels 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.