Sanctuary Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 283,274 Energy Fuels Inc $UUUU

Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 283,274 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,170,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Energy Fuels by 74.5% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 741 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Energy Fuels by 75.9% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 758 shares during the period. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Energy Fuels during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Energy Fuels in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, EFG International AG acquired a new stake in Energy Fuels in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. 48.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Energy Fuels

In other news, CEO Ross R. Bhappu acquired 74,000 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $13.08 per share, with a total value of $967,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 256,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,356,105.64. This represents a 40.53% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce D. Hansen acquired 4,000 shares of Energy Fuels stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $12.70 per share, with a total value of $50,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 313,844 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,985,818.80. This trade represents a 1.29% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.97% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Energy Fuels Stock Down 1.5%

Energy Fuels stock opened at $11.49 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion, a PE ratio of -39.62 and a beta of 1.49. Energy Fuels Inc has a twelve month low of $8.16 and a twelve month high of $27.90. The company has a quick ratio of 25.59, a current ratio of 27.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a 50 day moving average of $15.89 and a 200-day moving average of $18.77.

Energy Fuels (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.02). Energy Fuels had a negative return on equity of 10.23% and a negative net margin of 83.26%.The company had revenue of $35.84 million for the quarter. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.13) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 112.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Energy Fuels Inc will post -0.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Roth Capital set a $16.00 price target on shares of Energy Fuels in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Energy Fuels from $29.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $29.00 price objective on shares of Energy Fuels in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.25.

Energy Fuels Profile

Energy Fuels Inc (NYSE American: UUUU) is a U.S.-based mineral resources company focused on the production and processing of uranium, rare earth elements and other strategic minerals. The company’s core business activity centers on supplying nuclear fuel to power generators, leveraging a diversified portfolio of conventional and in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium mines located primarily on the Colorado Plateau, in Wyoming and in Texas.

At the heart of Energy Fuels’ operations is the White Mesa Mill in southeastern Utah, the only conventional uranium-vanadium mill currently permitted and operating in the United States.