Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU – Get Free Report) is one of 29 public companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Energy Fuels to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Energy Fuels and its competitors’ 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% |
Energy Fuels Competitors | 2.78% | 24.52% | 4.11% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Energy Fuels | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Energy Fuels Competitors | 250 | 1145 | 1531 | 17 | 2.45 |
Energy Fuels currently has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 57.29%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 16.70%. Given Energy Fuels’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than its competitors.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Energy Fuels and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Energy Fuels | $37.93 million | $99.86 million | -68.88 |
Energy Fuels Competitors | $2.14 billion | $259.64 million | 22.43 |
Energy Fuels’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk & Volatility
Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels’ competitors have a beta of 1.11, suggesting that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Energy Fuels competitors beat Energy Fuels on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
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.
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