HC Wainwright Has Pessimistic View of WWR FY2026 Earnings

Westwater Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWR) – Stock analysts at HC Wainwright dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Westwater Resources in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 7th. HC Wainwright analyst H. Ihle now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of ($0.20) for the year, down from their previous estimate of ($0.13). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $1.75 target price on the stock.

Westwater Resources Stock Down 3.8%

WWR opened at $0.60 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $75.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.63 and a beta of 1.69. Westwater Resources has a 52 week low of $0.45 and a 52 week high of $3.75. The business’s 50 day moving average is $0.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WWR. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Westwater Resources by 141.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 357,505 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 209,500 shares during the period. Soviero Asset Management LP acquired a new position in Westwater Resources during the third quarter worth $446,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Westwater Resources by 169.4% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,836,890 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,128,000 after acquiring an additional 1,783,833 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new position in Westwater Resources during the third quarter worth $972,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Westwater Resources by 54.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,288,757 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $967,000 after acquiring an additional 454,005 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.72% of the company’s stock.

About Westwater Resources

Westwater Resources, Inc (NASDAQ: WWR) is a Houston‐based mineral development company focused on advancing sustainable sources of battery‐grade graphite for the lithium‐ion battery market. The company’s primary asset is the Coosa Graphite Project in east‐central Alabama, where Westwater is working to establish a fully integrated, U.S.‐based supply chain for natural spherical graphite. By leveraging in‐house purification and spheronization technology, Westwater aims to produce high‐purity graphite suitable for electric vehicle and stationary energy storage applications.

Originally founded as a diversified natural resources company, Westwater Resources has realigned its strategy toward critical battery minerals.