Critical Analysis: Energy Fuels (UUUU) vs. Its Peers

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) is one of 28 public companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Energy Fuels to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Energy Fuels and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Fuels	$45.60 million	$99.86 million	-88.36
Energy Fuels Competitors	$2.25 billion	$272.82 million	24.02

Energy Fuels’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% 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, 6.6% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies 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.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Fuels and its peers’ 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	5.02%	27.42%	5.27%

Risk and Volatility

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels’ peers have a beta of 1.08, meaning that their average share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Energy Fuels and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50
Energy Fuels Competitors	253	1151	1510	17	2.44

Energy Fuels presently has a consensus price target of $8.58, indicating a potential upside of 38.78%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 11.06%. Given Energy Fuels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Energy Fuels peers 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.