Uranium Energy (UEC) closed at $12.27 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.57% move from the prior day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.61%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.65%.
Heading into today, shares of the uranium mining and exploration company had lost 22.22% over the past month, lagging the Basic Materials sector's gain of 2.54% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.8%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Uranium Energy in its upcoming release. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be -$0.04, reflecting a 33.33% decrease from the same quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $11.3 million, down 33.88% from the year-ago period.
UEC's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$0.09 per share and revenue of $72.93 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +47.06% and +9.12%, respectively.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Uranium Energy. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Uranium Energy presently features a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
The Mining - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 80, placing it within the top 33% of over 250 industries.
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