Why Ur-Energy Stock Was Rising This Week
The uranium company posted a highly encouraging update.
Investors have been rather energized about Ur-Energy (URG +0.94%) lately. That's due in part to greater visibility, as the uranium production and exploration company specializes in a material used for power generation that isn't petroleum. A business update also provided enough optimism to mitigate an annual earnings report that showed a deepening net loss. Week-to-date as of early Friday morning, Ur-Energy's stock was up by 12%, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The nuclear option The Iran war has, predictably, driven oil prices considerably higher. When this occurs, investors like to buy into alt-fuel stocks, such as nuclear power producers and companies mining non-petroleum energy sources. Ur-Energy -- which is both an active uranium producer and an exploration company seeking more -- fits the bill.
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Compounding that, on Tuesday, the company published its 2026 results. For the year, Ur-Energy's sales dipped to $27.2 million from $33.7 million in 2024. The bottom line also worsened, deepening to over $75 million from the previous year's $52.7 million shortfall. Fortunately, on the same day as the earnings release, Ur-Energy published an operational update on its flagship Lost Creek mine in Wyoming. A technical report issued by the company indicated that the facility's estimated life is longer than expected; it should yield uranium until mid-2039, notably past the original projection of 2036. In financial terms, the net cash flow from Lost Creek is now estimated at over $442 million. That's well above the under $304 million in the last forecast. ExpandNYSEMKT: URGUr-EnergyToday's Change(0.94%) $0.01Current Price$1.60Key Data PointsMarket Cap$636MDay's Range$1.57 - $1.7052wk Range$0.55 - $2.35Volume665KAvg Vol9.7MGross Margin-22236.92% In a powerful position In that business update, Ur-Energy quoted CEO Steve Hatten as saying that "With only a relatively small portion of the property drilled to date, the potential scale and long-term growth prospects of Lost Creek remain compelling." I'd agree with that, especially given the jump in projections from the new estimate. A fresh net cash flow estimate that's 45% higher than its predecessor makes the company compelling on its own; meanwhile, it's in an appropriate business for our times of strife.