45,882 Shares in NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) Acquired by Headlands Technologies LLC

Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 45,882 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in NexGen Energy by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 35,018,623 shares of the company's stock valued at $230,828,000 after acquiring an additional 501,952 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in NexGen Energy by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,956,792 shares of the company's stock valued at $93,928,000 after purchasing an additional 520,279 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its position in NexGen Energy by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 17,045,672 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,535,000 after purchasing an additional 1,299,255 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its stake in NexGen Energy by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 8,747,305 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,659,000 after buying an additional 82,413 shares during the period. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP increased its stake in NexGen Energy by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 3,342,960 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,044,000 after buying an additional 365,390 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.43% of the company's stock.

NexGen Energy Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:NXE traded up $0.01 during trading on Thursday, reaching $6.79. The stock had a trading volume of 4,302,780 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,306,709. NexGen Energy has a 52 week low of $3.91 and a 52 week high of $8.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.14 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.87.

NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.08). On average, analysts forecast that NexGen Energy will post -0.05 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NXE. TD Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NexGen Energy in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Desjardins assumed coverage on shares of NexGen Energy in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy".

NexGen Energy Company Profile

NexGen Energy Ltd., an exploration and development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation and development of uranium properties in Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Rook I project that consists of 32 contiguous mineral claims totaling an area of 35,065 hectares located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.