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Uranium Energy
(NYSE MKT:UEC)
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Rating:52Neutral
Price Target:
$10.00
▲(5.15% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/24/26
UEC’s score is constrained primarily by weak TTM profitability and cash burn, plus a bearish technical setup with the stock below key moving averages. Offsetting these are a notably strong, debt-free balance sheet and a constructive earnings-call outlook centered on production ramp-up and expected cost improvements.
Positive Factors
Strong Balance Sheet / Liquidity
A debt-free balance sheet with roughly $794M in liquid assets and a materially larger equity base reduces refinancing and solvency risk. This durable financial flexibility supports multi-year project builds, inventory retention and funding of capital programs through commodity cycles.
Negative Factors
Negative Cash Generation
TTM operating and free cash flows are meaningfully negative, indicating the business currently consumes cash to fund operations and growth. Even with large liquidity, sustained burn could force equity raises or asset sales, adding execution risk and potential dilution over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Balance Sheet / Liquidity
A debt-free balance sheet with roughly $794M in liquid assets and a materially larger equity base reduces refinancing and solvency risk. This durable financial flexibility supports multi-year project builds, inventory retention and funding of capital programs through commodity cycles.
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Uranium Energy (UEC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.75B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)9.14M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.90
Revenue Growth-69.78%
EPS Growth-21.42%
CountryUS
Employees171
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryUranium
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.22
Shares Outstanding494,872,380
10 Day Avg. Volume8,327,352
30 Day Avg. Volume9,137,429
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.25
Price to Book (P/B)3.77
Price to Sales (P/S)55.48
P/FCF Ratio-52.86
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda>-0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$20.06Price Target Upside110.96% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.04
Revenue Forecast (FY)$100.39M
Uranium Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) is a uranium-focused mining and exploration company operating in the nuclear fuel sector. The company’s activities include acquiring, exploring, developing, and holding uranium resource properties, with a strategic focus...
How the Company Makes Money
UEC’s potential earnings are primarily tied to monetizing uranium assets and exposure to uranium pricing through the nuclear fuel supply chain. Key ways the company can generate revenue include: (1) Uranium sales: If and when UEC produces uranium ...
Uranium Energy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 09, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 25, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong strategic and operational momentum — a major greenfield production start (Burke Hollow), industry-leading cumulative unit costs, substantial liquidity with no debt, accelerated project activity across ISR and conventional assets, staffing and in-house construction scale-up, and regulatory/licensing progress for a domestic conversion initiative (URNC). Near-term challenges include a quarter-specific spike in unit costs (to $54.61/lb) driven by regulatory timing and higher state taxes, limited Q3 volumes (32k lbs) that produced temporary cost volatility, and mark-to-market equity volatility (~$19M). Given that most negatives were characterized as temporary/timing-related and management highlighted multiple durable strategic positives (asset base, liquidity, no debt, production ramp underway, and policy alignment), the overall tone is Positive.Positive Updates
Burke Hollow Production Commenced
Commenced production at Burke Hollow on 04/08/2026 — the largest greenfield ISR uranium project in the U.S. in over a decade; expected to contribute to fiscal Q4 2026 volumes and expand UEC's hub-and-spoke platform to 2 of 3 U.S. hubs operating.
Negative Updates
Quarterly Unit Cost Spike
Q3 total cost per pound rose to $54.61 (cash cost $46.69) versus cumulative total $39.30 (cash $32.40). This quarter's total cost per pound represents an increase of ~39% over the cumulative total cost and the cash cost rose ~44% vs. cumulative cash cost; management attributes the increase primarily to timing and regulatory delays.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Burke Hollow Production Commenced
Commenced production at Burke Hollow on 04/08/2026 — the largest greenfield ISR uranium project in the U.S. in over a decade; expected to contribute to fiscal Q4 2026 volumes and expand UEC's hub-and-spoke platform to 2 of 3 U.S. hubs operating.
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Company Guidance
Guidance emphasized higher production and lower unit costs in fiscal Q4 and beyond as new capacity comes online: Burke Hollow began production on 04/08/2026 and is expected to contribute in FY‑Q4, Christensen Ranch received approvals for 3 additional header houses (5 more under construction, 1 completed and on standby; Wellfield 11’s 3 header houses started at quarter end) and Ludeman/Sweetwater delineation drilling (Ludeman 240‑hole program complete; Sweetwater 200‑hole program completed, second 200‑hole to start July) will support ramp‑up. Management expects cost per pound to improve from Q3’s 32,000 lb at $54.61 total / $46.69 cash to levels nearer the since‑commissioning average of $39.30 total / $32.40 cash across ~276–277k lb produced, while balance‑sheet and inventory metrics provide flexibility: $794M liquid assets (including $488M cash), no debt, ~1.4M lb U3O8 inventory (~$127M value) plus ~277k lb precipitated/dried U3O8 at Irigaray, ~12M lb combined license capacity, 10 permitted U.S. projects, >80% of Rough Rider’s 35,000‑m drill program complete, NRC docket received for URNC and a conversion/class‑of‑cost study targeted in H1 2027; note a 4‑year industry factor increase for Wyoming taxes, workforce growth from 103 to 185, and ~ $19M of equity mark‑to‑market volatility in the quarter.Uranium Energy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
18
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
22
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 20.20M | 66.84M | 224.00K | 164.39M | 23.16M | 0.00 |
| Gross Profit | 8.55M | 24.48M | 37.00K | 31.05M | 7.29M | -4.48M |
| EBITDA | -116.70M | -84.50M | -31.25M | 10.87M | 8.14M | -11.54M |
| Net Income | -103.67M | -87.66M | -29.22M | -3.31M | 5.25M | -14.81M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.54B | 1.11B | 889.83M | 737.59M | 354.25M | 169.54M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 488.05M | 148.93M | 156.26M | 45.61M | 32.54M | 44.31M |
| Total Debt | 1.91M | 2.30M | 2.60M | 1.28M | 1.18M | 10.33M |
| Total Liabilities | 116.58M | 123.75M | 111.72M | 105.76M | 27.34M | 18.09M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.42B | 983.90M | 778.11M | 631.83M | 326.91M | 151.46M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -120.23M | -70.15M | -109.92M | 71.92M | -54.20M | -41.70M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -113.51M | -64.46M | -106.49M | 72.57M | -52.99M | -41.47M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -101.73M | -157.03M | -24.64M | -124.78M | -110.84M | -3.62M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 624.56M | 284.84M | 173.08M | 65.42M | 157.27M | 84.46M |
Uranium Energy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
56 Neutral | $484.74M | -4.93 | -105.10% | ― | -7.62% | -88.28% | |
52 Neutral | $4.75B | -43.32 | -8.08% | ― | -69.78% | -21.42% | |
47 Neutral | $2.86B | -37.61 | -10.23% | ― | 21.95% | 29.05% | |
47 Neutral | $211.71M | -7.36 | -10.95% | ― | ― | ― |
* Energy Sector Average
UEC
Uranium Energy
10.50
0.74
7.58%
URG
UR-Energy
1.30
0.05
4.00%
UUUU
Energy Fuels
12.86
3.18
32.85%
EU
enCore Energy
1.15
-1.62
-58.48%
NUCL
Eagle Nuclear Energy
6.70
-5.17
-43.56%
STDN
Standard Nuclear
8.41
-3.89
-31.63%
Uranium Energy Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Uranium Energy Shareholders Reaffirm Board and Executive Leadership
Positive
Jul 23, 2026
At its July 23, 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, Uranium Energy Corp saw shareholders elect six directors, including CEO Amir Adnani, with roughly 72.9% of eligible shares represented, reinforcing continuity in the company’s board leader...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Uranium Energy Starts Burke Hollow Production, Expands ISR Platform
Positive
Jun 9, 2026
Uranium Energy Corp reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2026, highlighting the start of production at the Burke Hollow ISR project in South Texas, described as America’s largest greenfield ISR uranium project to ent...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Uranium Energy Appoints Government Affairs VP to Advance Policy
Positive
May 28, 2026
On May 28, 2026, Uranium Energy Corp appointed Bradley Williams as Vice President of Government Affairs, a move aimed at strengthening its presence in Washington, D.C., and advancing its goal of becoming the U.S. leader at the front-end of the nuc...
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