Investors Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU)

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU - Get Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders acquired 46,599 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 534% compared to the typical volume of 7,350 call options.

Insider Activity at Energy Fuels

In other news, VP Timothy James Carstens sold 210,612 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.45, for a total transaction of $1,147,835.40. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 517,029 shares in the company, valued at $2,817,808.05. The trade was a 28.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bruce D. Hansen acquired 6,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $4.25 per share, with a total value of $25,500.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 295,239 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,254,765.75. This trade represents a 2.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 218,597 shares of company stock worth $1,192,142. Company insiders own 1.92% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UUUU. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 793.4% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 5,923 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 5,260 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Energy Fuels by 65.7% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,159 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 2,442 shares during the last quarter. Lionstone Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Energy Fuels in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Energy Fuels by 114.6% in the first quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 7,727 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 4,127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Energy Fuels by 48.5% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 8,870 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 2,898 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.24% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Energy Fuels Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $5.62. 16,652,416 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,763,752. Energy Fuels has a 1 year low of $3.20 and a 1 year high of $7.47. The company has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.55 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.16.

Energy Fuels Company 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.