Uranium Energy Corp. has seen its stock price increase by 3.79%, reaching a 20-day high, despite the broader market decline with the Nasdaq-100 down 1.52% and the S&P 500 down 1.00%.
The recent surge in U.S. nuclear demand, driven by projected electricity generation growth of 2.4% in 2025, has prompted significant government investments to boost domestic uranium production. Eagle Energy Metals is advancing its Aurora Uranium Project in collaboration with BBA USA Inc., preparing for a Pre-Feasibility Study that could enhance its market position amid these favorable conditions.
This development indicates a strong outlook for uranium producers like Uranium Energy Corp., as the increasing focus on energy security and domestic production aligns with rising demand for nuclear energy.
Wall Street analysts forecast UEC stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for UEC is 17.94 USD with a low forecast of 16.00 USD and a high forecast of 19.75 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast UEC stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for UEC is 17.94 USD with a low forecast of 16.00 USD and a high forecast of 19.75 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 20.140
Low
16.00
Averages
17.94
High
19.75
Current: 20.140
Low
16.00
Averages
17.94
High
19.75
BMO Capital
Outperform -> Market Perform
downgrade
$14
2025-09-25
Reason
BMO Capital
Price Target
$14
AI Analysis
2025-09-25
downgrade
Outperform -> Market Perform
Reason
BMO Capital downgraded Uranium Energy to Market Perform from Outperform with a price target of $14, up from $7.75. The firm cites valuation for the downgrade following the stock's recent rally. BMO says Uranium Energy has been the best performing stock in its coverage over the last quarter, up 140% since early June. While the stock has near-term catalysts, including potentially positive U.S. policy developments, it is now fairly priced versus peers, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
H.C. Wainwright
Buy
maintain
2025-09-25
Reason
H.C. Wainwright
Price Target
2025-09-25
maintain
Buy
Reason
H.C. Wainwright raised the firm's price target on Uranium Energy to $19.75 from $12.75 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares following the fiscal 2025 results. The company \"has recently made impressive strides in project development,\" the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes Uranium Energy has become a \"prominent benefactor\" from geopolitical changes in the uranium space.
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Canaccord
Katie Lachapelle
Speculative Buy
to
Buy
upgrade
2025-09-24
Reason
Canaccord
Katie Lachapelle
Price Target
2025-09-24
upgrade
Speculative Buy
to
Buy
Reason
Canaccord analyst Katie Lachapelle upgraded Uranium Energy to Buy from Speculative Buy with a price target of $17.50, up from $11.50.
Roth Capital
Buy
maintain
$16
2025-09-24
Reason
Roth Capital
Price Target
$16
2025-09-24
maintain
Buy
Reason
Roth Capital raised the firm's price target on Uranium Energy to $16 from $11.50 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. While the fiscal Q4 results missed estimates as the company elected not to make any uranium sales, uranium market conditions continue to improve, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Roth believes the outlook for uranium prices and demand remain strong. It says uranium market strength justify higher valuations for Uranium Energy.
About UEC
Uranium Energy Corp is a supplier of uranium to produce nuclear energy. The Company is advancing the In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mining uranium projects in the United States and high-grade conventional projects in Canada. It has three ISR hub-and-spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming. These production platforms are anchored by licensed central processing plants that intend to be served by a pipeline of satellite ISR projects, including seven that already have their permits in place. Additionally, the Company has diversified uranium holdings, including uranium portfolios of U.S. warehoused U3O8; an equity stake in Uranium Royalty Corp., and a Western Hemisphere pipeline of resource stage uranium projects. Its uranium projects include Palangana Mine and Christensen Ranch Mine, and its Red Desert, Green Mountain, Roughrider and Christie Lake Projects. Palangana Mine is a 6,969-acre property located in Duval County, Texas, approximately 100 miles south of its Hobson Processing Facility.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
