Barclays PLC Acquires 143,996 Shares of NexGen Energy Ltd. (NYSE:NXE)

Barclays PLC raised its stake in NexGen Energy Ltd. (NYSE:NXE - Free Report) by 328.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 187,861 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 143,996 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC's holdings in NexGen Energy were worth $1,227,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. New Harbor Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of NexGen Energy by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter. New Harbor Financial Group LLC now owns 15,000 shares of the company's stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 2,500 shares during the period. Investment Management Corp of Ontario grew its holdings in NexGen Energy by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Investment Management Corp of Ontario now owns 25,070 shares of the company's stock worth $164,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in shares of NexGen Energy by 24.6% during the 2nd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 21,980 shares of the company's stock valued at $153,000 after acquiring an additional 4,338 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of NexGen Energy by 122.7% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 10,575 shares of the company's stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 5,827 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hood River Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of NexGen Energy by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 835,260 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,830,000 after purchasing an additional 6,228 shares during the period. 42.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NexGen Energy Price Performance

Shares of NexGen Energy stock remained flat at $6.70 during trading on Tuesday. The company had a trading volume of 6,279,634 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,435,305. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $7.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.89. The stock has a market cap of $3.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.67 and a beta of 1.96. NexGen Energy Ltd. has a twelve month low of $4.95 and a twelve month high of $8.96.

NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by ($0.01). During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.04) earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that NexGen Energy Ltd. will post -0.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About NexGen Energy

NexGen Energy Ltd., an exploration and development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation and development of uranium properties in Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Rook I project that consists of 32 contiguous mineral claims totaling an area of 35,065 hectares located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.