Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors Purchases 14,400 Shares of Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC)

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC) by 19.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 89,900 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 14,400 shares during the period. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Uranium Energy were worth $601,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in Uranium Energy by 43.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 943,603 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $6,313,000 after acquiring an additional 287,657 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in Uranium Energy by 42.4% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 103,102 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $690,000 after buying an additional 30,700 shares during the last quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Uranium Energy during the fourth quarter worth $301,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Uranium Energy in the fourth quarter worth $130,000. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new position in Uranium Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $2,415,000. Institutional investors own 62.28% of the company’s stock.

Uranium Energy Trading Down 2.5%

NYSEAMERICAN:UEC opened at $5.16 on Tuesday. Uranium Energy Corp. has a twelve month low of $3.85 and a twelve month high of $8.93. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $5.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.44. The company has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.00 and a beta of 1.88.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on UEC shares. National Bank Financial assumed coverage on Uranium Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. National Bankshares set a $10.00 target price on Uranium Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $10.50 price objective on shares of Uranium Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $12.25 price target on shares of Uranium Energy in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Stifel Canada upgraded Uranium Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $10.60.

About Uranium Energy

Uranium Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in exploration, pre-extraction, extraction, and processing uranium and titanium concentrates in the United States, Canada, and Paraguay. It owns interests in the Palangana mine, Goliad, Burke Hollow, Longhorn, and Salvo projects located in Texas; Anderson, Workman Creek, and Los Cuatros projects situated in Arizona; Dalton Pass and C de Baca project located in New Mexico; Roughrider, Shea Creek, Christie Lake, Horseshoe-Raven, Hidden Bay, Diabase, West Bear, JCU, and other project located in Canada; and Yuty, Oviedo, and Alto Paraná titanium projects in Paraguay.