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Uranium Energy (UEC) Valuation Check After Strong Long-Term Returns and Recent Share Price Volatility

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

Uranium Energy (UEC) has been quietly riding uranium’s renewed spotlight, with the stock up sharply this year as investors reassess long term nuclear demand, its growth pipeline, and lingering profitability questions.

See our latest analysis for Uranium Energy.

That surge to a recent share price of $12.95 comes after a choppy stretch, with a negative 1 month share price return but a strong year to date share price gain and powerful 5 year total shareholder return that suggest long term momentum is still intact.

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With the shares still trading below the average analyst price target, but profitability yet to follow surging revenues, investors face a key question: Is Uranium Energy undervalued today, or has the market already priced in its future growth?

Price to Book of 6.4x: Is it justified?

Uranium Energy trades at a rich price to book ratio of 6.4 times, a clear premium to both its peers and the broader US Oil and Gas industry.

Price to book compares a company’s market value with the net assets on its balance sheet. It is a common yardstick for asset heavy resource businesses where reserves, plants, and equipment dominate.

For UEC, paying such a steep multiple means investors are already baking in ambitious expectations that future uranium production, revenue growth, and eventual profitability will materially lift returns on equity from today’s negative levels.

The contrast is stark. UEC’s 6.4 times price to book towers over the peer average of 4.3 times and the US Oil and Gas industry’s 1.4 times benchmark, underscoring how much more investors are willing to pay for each dollar of its net assets.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Result: Price to Book of 6.4x (OVERVALUED)

However, stubborn losses and execution risk around scaling profitable production could quickly challenge today’s rich valuation and investors’ optimistic uranium demand assumptions.

Find out about the key risks to this Uranium Energy narrative.

Another View, Fair Value Looks More Supportive

Our DCF model tells a softer story than the rich 6.4 times book value. On this view, UEC trades about 4.5% below its estimated fair value, suggesting the current price might slightly underestimate long term cash flows rather than fully overhype them.

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

UEC Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025
UEC Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025

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