Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Has $256,000 Stock Position in Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU)

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) by 11.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,500 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,900 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio’s holdings in Energy Fuels were worth $256,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Energy Fuels in the third quarter worth $27,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Energy Fuels in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Energy Fuels by 261.7% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 4,321 shares during the period. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. purchased a new position in Energy Fuels during the 3rd quarter valued at about $53,000. Finally, Hilltop Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Energy Fuels in the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.24% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Roth Mkm lowered their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels from $6.00 to $5.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 4th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 price target on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Dennis Lyle Higgs sold 18,615 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.23, for a total transaction of $134,586.45. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 291,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,106,981.06. This represents a 6.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alex G. Morrison sold 17,500 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.72, for a total transaction of $100,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 165,528 shares in the company, valued at $946,820.16. This trade represents a 9.56 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.92% of the company’s stock.

Energy Fuels Stock Performance

Shares of UUUU opened at $5.30 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of -24.09 and a beta of 1.64. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $6.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.76. Energy Fuels Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.19 and a twelve month high of $8.21.

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $4.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.10 million. Energy Fuels had a negative net margin of 90.40% and a negative return on equity of 9.16%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Energy Fuels Inc. will post -0.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.