Ur Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:URG) CFO Acquires $19,500.00 in Stock

Key Points

• CFO Roger Smith bought 30,000 Ur-Energy shares at $0.65 each, investing $19,500 and increasing his stake by 4.6% to 681,562 shares.
• Ur-Energy reported a quarterly loss of $0.04 per share, matching analyst estimates, while revenue of $12.43 million came in below the $14.37 million forecast.
• Shares traded at $0.62, near their 52-week low of $0.61. Analysts cut price targets but maintained positive ratings; the consensus rating was “Buy” with a $2.11 target.

Ur Energy Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:URG - Get Free Report) TSE: URE CFO Roger Smith purchased 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $0.65 per share, with a total value of $19,500.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer owned 681,562 shares in the company, valued at $443,015.30. This represents a 4.60% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Ur Energy Price Performance

URG traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $0.62. 31,378,148 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,674,142. The company has a current ratio of 5.05, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. The company has a market capitalization of $246.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.26 and a beta of 1.21. Ur Energy Inc has a 52-week low of $0.61 and a 52-week high of $2.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.40.

Ur Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:URG - Get Free Report) TSE: URE last released its earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The basic materials company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04). Ur Energy had a negative net margin of 191.64% and a negative return on equity of 111.88%. The business had revenue of $12.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.37 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that Ur Energy Inc will post -0.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ur Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of URG. Alps Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Ur Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $58,194,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Ur Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,936,000. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new position in shares of Ur Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,875,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in shares of Ur Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $22,602,000. Finally, Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ur Energy by 22.6% in the first quarter. Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC now owns 4,253,094 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $6,337,000 after purchasing an additional 785,173 shares during the last quarter. 57.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on URG shares. HC Wainwright decreased their target price on Ur Energy from $2.20 to $1.80 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Ur Energy from $1.60 to $1.25 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, B. Riley Financial reduced their price objective on Ur Energy from $2.50 to $2.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ur Energy currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $2.11.

Key Ur Energy News

Investors following URG have been watching these news items:

• Neutral Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada cut its price target to $1.25 from $1.60 but maintained an “outperform” rating. The new target remains above the supplied share price, though the reduction is a negative signal about the analyst’s outlook. Royal Bank of Canada recommendations
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland Securities forecast a $0.01-per-share loss in both Q2 and Q4 2027. These are analyst projections, not company guidance, and the reports did not indicate a change to the current full-year consensus estimate. Ur-Energy analyst coverage
• Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright lowered its 2026 EPS forecast to a loss of $0.17 from a loss of $0.14, slightly worse than the cited $0.16 consensus loss. It retained its “Buy” rating and $1.80 target, but the earnings downgrade may weigh on sentiment. HC Wainwright lowers Ur-Energy expectations

About Ur Energy

Ur-Energy Inc. is a U.S. uranium mining company focused on the exploration, development and recovery of uranium. The company uses in-situ recovery (ISR), a method that circulates a solution through underground uranium deposits and brings the dissolved uranium to the surface for processing. Its principal projects are in Wyoming, including the Lost Creek uranium facility in Sweetwater County and the Shirley Basin project. Ur-Energy's product is uranium concentrate, which is supplied to the nuclear fuel cycle for further processing.

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