Head-To-Head Comparison: Energy Fuels (UUUU) vs. The Competition

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) is one of 29 public companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Energy Fuels to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Fuels and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Fuels	-27.23%	-6.56%	-6.24%
Energy Fuels Competitors	2.78%	24.52%	4.11%

Volatility and Risk

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels’ peers have a beta of 1.11, suggesting that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Energy Fuels and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50
Energy Fuels Competitors	249	1144	1531	17	2.45

Energy Fuels currently has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 57.29%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 16.70%. Given Energy Fuels’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Energy Fuels and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Fuels	$37.93 million	$99.86 million	-68.88
Energy Fuels Competitors	$2.14 billion	$259.64 million	22.43

Energy Fuels’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Energy Fuels peers beat Energy Fuels on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

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. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.