D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. Purchases 64,985 Shares of Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU)

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) by 124.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 117,051 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 64,985 shares during the quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Energy Fuels worth $601,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in UUUU. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Energy Fuels by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 128,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $657,000 after purchasing an additional 2,010 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Energy Fuels by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 364,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,875,000 after buying an additional 2,200 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Energy Fuels by 65.7% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 2,442 shares during the last quarter. TAP Consulting LLC increased its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 25.0% during the fourth quarter. TAP Consulting LLC now owns 12,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 17.9% during the fourth quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 16,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after acquiring an additional 2,501 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 48.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Energy Fuels

In other Energy Fuels news, VP Daniel Kapostasy sold 12,350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.10, for a total transaction of $50,635.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 57,705 shares in the company, valued at $236,590.50. This trade represents a 17.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Barbara Appelin Filas sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.15, for a total transaction of $41,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 160,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $664,659.85. This represents a 5.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.92% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Energy Fuels Stock Up 20.0%

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU opened at $5.40 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of -24.55 and a beta of 1.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $4.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.24. Energy Fuels Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.20 and a twelve month high of $7.47.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented 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 report on Friday, May 9th. Roth Capital set a $5.75 price target on Energy Fuels in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Roth Mkm raised Energy Fuels from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $5.75 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th.

About Energy Fuels

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.