NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSE:NXE) Director Leigh Robert Curyer Purchases 1,500,000 Shares

NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSE:NXE) Director Leigh Robert Curyer purchased 1,500,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$10.05 per share, for a total transaction of C$15,075,000.00.

Leigh Robert Curyer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, December 12th, Leigh Robert Curyer sold 1,250,000 shares of NexGen Energy stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.55, for a total value of C$14,442,875.00.

NexGen Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NXE stock opened at C$10.75 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is C$10.67 and its 200 day moving average price is C$9.53. The company has a quick ratio of 8.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.09. The stock has a market capitalization of C$6.07 billion, a PE ratio of 63.24 and a beta of 1.76. NexGen Energy Ltd. has a 52-week low of C$7.04 and a 52-week high of C$12.51.

NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported C($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C($0.04) by C($0.01). During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.03) earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NexGen Energy Ltd. will post -0.07 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on NXE shares. Raymond James upped their price target on NexGen Energy from C$12.00 to C$13.50 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of NexGen Energy from C$10.00 to C$15.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. National Bankshares lifted their price target on shares of NexGen Energy from C$11.00 to C$13.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of NexGen Energy from C$12.75 to C$14.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Haywood Securities lifted their target price on NexGen Energy from C$12.50 to C$13.75 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$14.42.

NexGen Energy Company Profile

NexGen Energy Ltd., an exploration and development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation and development of uranium properties in Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Rook I project that consists of 32 contiguous mineral claims totaling an area of 35,065 hectares located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.