UEC Stock Carries Zacks Rank #4 Sell Amid Widening Losses and Premium Valuation

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Uranium Energy Corp. ended its fiscal third quarter with $794 million in liquid assets and no debt, but widening losses and a premium valuation support a wait-and-see view. The company reported an adjusted loss of seven cents per share, wider than the consensus estimate of a loss of five cents and the year-ago loss of six cents, while total operating costs rose 73.8% to $40.8 million. UEC trades at 55.78 times forward 12-month sales, far above the Zacks sub-industry average of 1.59 times, and the current fiscal-year earnings estimate has fallen 30.4% over the past four weeks. The stock carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and weak Style Scores, with shares down 27.8% in the past three months. Production is expanding at Christensen Ranch and Burke Hollow, but sales timing remains inconsistent and the company made no sales in the latest quarter.

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