Ur-Energy (TSE:URE) Trading Up 4.1% - Should You Buy?

Shares of Ur-Energy Inc. (TSE:URE - Get Free Report) NYSE: URG traded up 4.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as C$1.78 and last traded at C$1.78. 42,868 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 69% from the average session volume of 137,429 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$1.71.

Ur-Energy Stock Up 0.6 %

The business's fifty day simple moving average is C$1.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$1.75. The stock has a market cap of C$648.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.81 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 15.67, a quick ratio of 4.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Penne Ann Goplerud sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1.61, for a total transaction of C$160,530.00. Also, Director Gary Chase Huber sold 97,628 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1.65, for a total transaction of C$161,310.74. Insiders sold a total of 377,361 shares of company stock valued at $613,008 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.34% of the company's stock.

Ur-Energy Company Profile

Ur-Energy Inc engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of uranium mineral properties. The company holds interests in 12 projects located in the United States. Its flagship property is the Lost Creek project comprising a total of approximately 1,800 unpatented mining claims and three Wyoming mineral leases covering an area of approximately 35,400 acres located in the Great Divide Basin, Wyoming.