Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC) Shares Acquired by Headlands Technologies LLC

Headlands Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC - Free Report) by 177.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 110,130 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 70,466 shares during the quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC's holdings in Uranium Energy were worth $737,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Uranium Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $100,773,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Uranium Energy by 45.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 15,842,713 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $105,988,000 after purchasing an additional 4,982,949 shares in the last quarter. Segra Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Uranium Energy by 81.0% in the 3rd quarter. Segra Capital Management LLC now owns 4,036,529 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $24,926,000 after buying an additional 1,806,529 shares during the period. Emerald Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Uranium Energy during the 4th quarter worth $11,114,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of Uranium Energy by 33.2% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 6,602,890 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $44,174,000 after buying an additional 1,645,919 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.28% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on UEC. Stifel Canada raised shares of Uranium Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. HC Wainwright restated a "buy" rating and issued a $12.25 price target on shares of Uranium Energy in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $10.50 price objective on shares of Uranium Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. National Bankshares set a $10.00 price objective on shares of Uranium Energy and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, National Bank Financial started coverage on Uranium Energy in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $10.00 target price for the company. Four research 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.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $10.60.

Uranium Energy Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN UEC traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $4.24. 7,364,641 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,574,954. Uranium Energy Corp. has a 12 month low of $3.89 and a 12 month high of $8.93. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $6.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.71. The company has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of -35.04 and a beta of 1.88.

Uranium Energy Profile

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.