Date: Apr 18, 2018
Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) (TSE:EFR) saw a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 1,926,838 shares, a growth of 3.4% from the March 15th total of 1,863,777 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 345,902 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.6 days. Approximately 3.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.
Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. HC Wainwright set a $5.00 target price on shares of Energy Fuels and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Sunday, March 18th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Energy Fuels from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.25.
In other news, VP John Howell White III sold 17,131 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.55, for a total transaction of $26,553.05. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
