Contrasting Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) & Summit Materials (NYSE:SUM)

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) and Summit Materials (NYSE:SUM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Summit Materials has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energy Fuels and Summit Materials”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Fuels	$37.93 million	31.59	$99.86 million	($0.08)	-77.13
Summit Materials	$3.38 billion	2.34	$289.63 million	$2.24	20.13

Summit Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Summit Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Fuels and Summit Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Fuels	-27.23%	-6.56%	-6.24%
Summit Materials	8.06%	7.00%	3.55%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Energy Fuels and Summit Materials, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50
Summit Materials	0	3	9	0	2.75

Energy Fuels presently has a consensus price target of $8.58, indicating a potential upside of 39.11%. Summit Materials has a consensus price target of $47.83, indicating a potential upside of 6.06%. Given Energy Fuels’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than Summit Materials.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Summit Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Summit Materials beats Energy Fuels on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy Fuels

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. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

About Summit Materials

Summit Materials, Inc. operates as a vertically integrated construction materials company in the United States and Canada. It operates in three segments: West, East, and Cement. The company offers aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving mixes, and concrete products, as well as plastics components. It also provides asphalt paving and related services. In addition, the company operates municipal waste, construction, and demolition debris landfills; and liquid asphalt terminals. The company serves the public infrastructure, and residential and nonresidential end markets. Summit Materials, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.