Bailard Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU)

Bailard Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) by 39.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,643 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,857 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Energy Fuels were worth $141,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Energy Fuels by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 62,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after buying an additional 4,918 shares in the last quarter. HTLF Bank bought a new stake in Energy Fuels during the 4th quarter worth approximately $93,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in Energy Fuels by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 111,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $800,000 after acquiring an additional 11,525 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Energy Fuels in the 4th quarter worth approximately $171,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Energy Fuels by 139.9% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 28,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,030,000 after purchasing an additional 16,456 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 48.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Energy Fuels

In other news, Director J. Birks Bovaird sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.28, for a total value of $92,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 187,380 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,738,886.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Roth Mkm upped their price target on shares of Energy Fuels from $9.25 to $10.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. B. Riley initiated coverage on Energy Fuels in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $9.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $9.83.

Energy Fuels Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of Energy Fuels stock opened at $5.51 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $6.74. The company has a market capitalization of $901.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.75 and a beta of 1.53. Energy Fuels Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.18 and a 1 year high of $9.02.

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 23rd. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.03) by ($0.10). Energy Fuels had a negative return on equity of 7.97% and a net margin of 263.04%. The company had revenue of $0.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.45 million. Analysts anticipate that Energy Fuels Inc. will post -0.16 EPS for the current year.

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.