Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) Director J. Birks Bovaird Sells 15,000 Shares

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU – Get Rating) (TSE:EFR) Director J. Birks Bovaird sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.05, for a total value of $120,750.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 191,647 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,542,758.35. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Energy Fuels Price Performance

Shares of UUUU stock opened at $6.55 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.89 and a beta of 1.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $6.88. Energy Fuels Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.69 and a 1 year high of $8.24.

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $9.75 target price on shares of Energy Fuels in a research report on Friday, March 10th. TheStreet cut Energy Fuels from a “c-” rating to a “d” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Energy Fuels

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of UUUU. Whittier Trust Co. acquired a new stake in Energy Fuels in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Energy Fuels by 76.1% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,780 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 2,497 shares during the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new stake in Energy Fuels in the 4th quarter worth about $54,000. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY boosted its holdings in Energy Fuels by 23.9% in the 3rd quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY now owns 9,431 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 1,818 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Energy Fuels during the 4th quarter worth approximately $62,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.22% of the company’s stock.

Energy Fuels Company Profile

Energy Fuels, Inc is a mining development company, which engages in the exploration and evaluation of uranium and vanadium properties. It also operates the Nichols Ranch, Alta Mesa, and White Mesa Mill projects. The company was founded by George E. L. Glasier and John David Mason on June 24, 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, CO.