Q1 EPS Estimates for Uranium Energy Reduced by Roth Capital

Key Points

• Roth Capital has revised down its Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Uranium Energy Corp. to ($0.04), from a previous estimate of ($0.03), maintaining a "Buy" rating with a $16.00 price target.
• Other analysts have also raised their target prices for the stock, with TD Securities increasing their target from $8.00 to $13.00 and HC Wainwright from $12.75 to $19.75, reflecting strong overall market sentiment towards the company.
• Institutional investors own approximately 62.28% of Uranium Energy's stock, with notable increases in stakes from firms like State Street Corp and MMCAP International Inc.

Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Uranium Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 24th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of ($0.04) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.03). Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Uranium Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.01 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Uranium Energy's Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.11) EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on UEC. TD Securities lifted their target price on Uranium Energy from $8.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. HC Wainwright lifted their target price on Uranium Energy from $12.75 to $19.75 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $17.50 target price on Uranium Energy and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised Uranium Energy from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Uranium Energy from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $13.80.

Uranium Energy Price Performance

NYSEAMERICAN UEC opened at $13.67 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -80.41 and a beta of 1.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $10.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.47. Uranium Energy has a 1-year low of $3.85 and a 1-year high of $15.06.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director David Kong sold 50,800 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.62, for a total transaction of $488,696.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 182,237 shares in the company, valued at $1,753,119.94. The trade was a 21.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Uranium Energy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UEC. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Uranium Energy by 9.5% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 23,046,686 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $156,717,000 after buying an additional 2,000,516 shares during the last quarter. MMCAP International Inc. SPC lifted its stake in Uranium Energy by 8.6% in the first quarter. MMCAP International Inc. SPC now owns 19,716,341 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $94,244,000 after buying an additional 1,559,173 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Uranium Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $105,058,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Uranium Energy by 3.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,902,310 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $67,344,000 after buying an additional 289,662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Uranium Energy by 10.9% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,379,554 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $50,181,000 after buying an additional 722,458 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.28% of the company's stock.

About Uranium Energy

Uranium Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in exploration, pre-extraction, extraction, and processing uranium and titanium concentrates in the United States, Canada, and Paraguay. It owns interests in the Palangana mine, Goliad, Burke Hollow, Longhorn, and Salvo projects located in Texas; Anderson, Workman Creek, and Los Cuatros projects situated in Arizona; Dalton Pass and C de Baca project located in New Mexico; Roughrider, Shea Creek, Christie Lake, Horseshoe-Raven, Hidden Bay, Diabase, West Bear, JCU, and other project located in Canada; and Yuty, Oviedo, and Alto Paraná titanium projects in Paraguay.

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