Lightbridge (LTBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lightbridge Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in developing nuclear fuel technology. It develops and commercializes metallic nuclear fuels. The company was formerly known as Thorium Power, Ltd. and changed its name to Lightbridge Corporation in September 2009. Lightbridge Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.37 to $4.79
• 50-Day Range: $3.59 to $12.31
• 52-Week Range: $2.21 to $14.20
• Volume: 381,029 shs
• Average Volume: 575,190 shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.47 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Lightbridge Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lightbridge scored higher than 7% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 269th out of 272 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Lightbridge.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lightbridge is -6.21, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lightbridge is -6.21, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lightbridge has a P/B Ratio of 2.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.07% of the outstanding shares of Lightbridge have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lightbridge has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lightbridge has recently decreased by 9.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Lightbridge does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lightbridge does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.07% of the outstanding shares of Lightbridge have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lightbridge has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lightbridge has recently decreased by 9.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Lightbridge has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Lightbridge this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 36 people have searched for LTBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Lightbridge to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lightbridge insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.50% of the stock of Lightbridge is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 9.14% of the stock of Lightbridge is held by institutions.

LTBR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LTBR shares performed this year?

Lightbridge's stock was trading at $3.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LTBR shares have increased by 45.2% and is now trading at $4.66.
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How were Lightbridge's earnings last quarter?

Lightbridge Co. (NASDAQ:LTBR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 13th. The energy company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter.

Who are Lightbridge's major shareholders?

Lightbridge's top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.05%), Verition Fund Management LLC (0.65%), State Street Corp (0.24%) and Virtu Financial LLC (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Ak Jensen Investment Managemen and Mark Robert Tobin.
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How do I buy shares of Lightbridge?

Shares of LTBR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Lightbridge own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lightbridge investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Energy Transfer (ET), Ford Motor (F), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Intel (INTC), Uranium Energy (UEC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/13/2020
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Management consulting services
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LTBR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1084554
• Web: www.ltbridge.com
• Phone: (571) 730-1200
• Fax: 571-730-1260
• Employees: 6
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.75)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-7,910,000.00
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -37.03%
• Return on Assets: -35.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 23.31
• Quick Ratio: 23.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.23 per share
• Price / Book: 2.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,767,000
• Free Float: 14,742,000
• Market Cap: $73.47 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.14