enCore Energy (CVE:EU) Sets New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

enCore Energy Corp. (CVE:EU)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday. The company traded as low as C$1.07 and last traded at C$1.09, with a volume of 148,272 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$1.16.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised enCore Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Strong Buy”.

enCore Energy Stock Down 6.9%

The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$1.54 and a 200-day moving average of C$1.91. The company has a market cap of C$209.82 million, a P/E ratio of -3.27 and a beta of 2.43.

Insider Transactions at enCore Energy

In related news, Director William Morris Sheriff purchased 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$1.14 per share, with a total value of C$114,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,662,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$1,894,872.66. The trade was a 6.40% increase in their position. Insiders have acquired 250,000 shares of company stock worth $293,000 in the last three months. Insiders own 2.12% of the company’s stock.

About enCore Energy

enCore Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of uranium resource properties in the United States. It holds a 100% interest in the Crownpoint and Hosta Butte uranium project that covers 3,020 acres located in the Grants Uranium Belt, New Mexico. The company also has interests in the Marquez-Juan Tafoya property, which consists of 14,582 acres located in McKinley and Sandoval counties of New Mexico; and the Nose Rock project that covers 42 owned unpatented lode mining claims comprising approximately 800 acres located in McKinley County, New Mexico.