HC Wainwright Expects Lower Earnings for Westwater Resources

Key Points

• HC Wainwright lowered its FY2026 EPS forecast for Westwater to ($0.20) from ($0.13) but maintained a Buy rating and a $1.75 price target.
• Westwater shares trade around $0.63 with a $78 million market cap, sitting near a one‑year low ($0.45) and below the analyst price target; the 50‑day and 200‑day simple moving averages are $0.80 and $1.04, respectively.
• Westwater is advancing the Coosa Graphite Project to produce battery‑grade graphite for EVs, and several institutional investors (including Renaissance, State Street, XTX and Geode) significantly increased positions; institutions now own 7.72% of the stock.

Westwater Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWR - Free Report) - Analysts at HC Wainwright decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Westwater Resources in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 7th. HC Wainwright analyst H. Ihle now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn ($0.20) per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of ($0.13). HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $1.75 price target on the stock.

Westwater Resources Price Performance

NASDAQ WWR opened at $0.63 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $78.01 million, a PE ratio of -4.81 and a beta of 1.69. Westwater Resources has a one year low of $0.45 and a one year high of $3.75. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $0.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Westwater Resources

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its position in Westwater Resources by 717.9% in the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 610,853 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $458,000 after buying an additional 536,170 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Westwater Resources by 141.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 357,505 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 209,500 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Westwater Resources by 169.4% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,836,890 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,128,000 after buying an additional 1,783,833 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Westwater Resources in the 4th quarter valued at $89,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Westwater Resources by 54.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,288,757 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $967,000 after buying an additional 454,005 shares during the last quarter. 7.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Westwater Resources

Westwater Resources, Inc NASDAQ: WWR is a Houston‐based mineral development company focused on advancing sustainable sources of battery‐grade graphite for the lithium‐ion battery market. The company's primary asset is the Coosa Graphite Project in east‐central Alabama, where Westwater is working to establish a fully integrated, U.S.‐based supply chain for natural spherical graphite. By leveraging in‐house purification and spheronization technology, Westwater aims to produce high‐purity graphite suitable for electric vehicle and stationary energy storage applications.

Originally founded as a diversified natural resources company, Westwater Resources has realigned its strategy toward critical battery minerals.

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