Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Purchases 3,780 Shares of Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC)

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC) by 22.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 20,380 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,780 shares during the quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Uranium Energy were worth $136,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Uranium Energy by 180.1% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,338 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 2,789 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas bought a new stake in shares of Uranium Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in shares of Uranium Energy by 29.7% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 7,485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,713 shares in the last quarter. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd increased its stake in shares of Uranium Energy by 21.1% in the 4th quarter. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd now owns 7,870 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Total Wealth Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of Uranium Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $67,000. Institutional investors own 62.28% of the company’s stock.

Uranium Energy Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of Uranium Energy stock opened at $5.08 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.89. Uranium Energy Corp. has a 12-month low of $4.06 and a 12-month high of $8.93. The company has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.33 and a beta of 1.88.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UEC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $12.25 target price on shares of Uranium Energy in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Canada upgraded Uranium Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on shares of Uranium Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. National Bankshares set a $10.00 price target on shares of Uranium Energy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, National Bank Financial began coverage on shares of Uranium Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $10.00 target price for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Uranium Energy currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $10.63.

Uranium Energy Profile

Uranium Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in exploration, pre-extraction, extraction, and processing uranium and titanium concentrates in the United States, Canada, and Paraguay. It owns interests in the Palangana mine, Goliad, Burke Hollow, Longhorn, and Salvo projects located in Texas; Anderson, Workman Creek, and Los Cuatros projects situated in Arizona; Dalton Pass and C de Baca project located in New Mexico; Roughrider, Shea Creek, Christie Lake, Horseshoe-Raven, Hidden Bay, Diabase, West Bear, JCU, and other project located in Canada; and Yuty, Oviedo, and Alto Paraná titanium projects in Paraguay.