Insider Selling: Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) VP Sells 25,000 Shares of Stock

Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) VP Curtis Moore sold 25,000 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.58, for a total value of $389,500.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,857,026.94. The trade was a 17.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Energy Fuels Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN UUUU traded up $0.62 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $15.67. 10,831,970 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,767,664. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.06. Energy Fuels Inc has a twelve month low of $3.20 and a twelve month high of $27.33. The company has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -31.98 and a beta of 1.79.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on UUUU shares. Roth Capital lowered shares of Energy Fuels from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $7.25 to $11.50 in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. B. Riley started coverage on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $9.00 target price for the company. Finally, HC Wainwright lowered their target price on Energy Fuels to $26.75 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $13.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Energy Fuels

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of UUUU. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Energy Fuels in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,525,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Energy Fuels by 50.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,883,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,420,000 after purchasing an additional 3,991,202 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Energy Fuels by 35.4% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 10,194,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,489,000 after purchasing an additional 2,664,735 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Energy Fuels by 93.6% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,366,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,105,000 after purchasing an additional 2,111,466 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in Energy Fuels by 530.6% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,068,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,892,000 after buying an additional 1,740,183 shares during the last quarter. 48.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.