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Why Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) Is Up 12.6% After US Reactor Plans Spotlight Uranium Demand Potential – And What's Next

Simply Wall St · 5d ago
  • In early January 2026, investor interest in Paladin Energy increased after global nuclear power expansion efforts, including US plans for new reactors and Duke Energy’s application for a new reactor site permit in North Carolina, highlighted potential future uranium demand.
  • This renewed focus on nuclear build-out underscores how policy and utility decisions abroad can influence sentiment toward uranium miners like Paladin Energy in Australia.
  • We’ll now examine how expanding nuclear reactor plans, particularly in the US, may influence Paladin Energy’s existing investment narrative and outlook.

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Paladin Energy Investment Narrative Recap

To own Paladin Energy, you need to believe in sustained demand for Western uranium supply and the company’s ability to turn its project pipeline into reliable production and cash flow. The recent optimism around new US reactors supports the demand side of that story, but it does not materially change Paladin’s key near term catalyst, which remains the successful ramp up of the Langer Heinrich mine, nor its biggest risk around project execution delays and cost pressures.

Among recent announcements, the August 2025 update on the Patterson Lake South (PLS) project stands out, confirming a sizeable pre production capital cost of US$1,226 million and a first production target of 2031. This reinforces how dependent Paladin’s longer term growth case is on securing funding and delivering PLS on time and on budget, even as current market enthusiasm for nuclear expansion increases interest in its nearer term assets.

However, investors should also be aware that if capital costs at PLS keep rising while uranium prices fail to...

Read the full narrative on Paladin Energy (it's free!)

Paladin Energy's narrative projects $519.5 million revenue and $175.2 million earnings by 2028. This requires 43.0% yearly revenue growth and an earnings increase of about $220 million from -$44.6 million today.

Uncover how Paladin Energy's forecasts yield a A$9.38 fair value, a 13% downside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Sixteen fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community range from about A$0.52 to A$12.40, showing how far apart individual views can be. When you set those against Paladin’s long dated PLS timetable and the risk of regulatory or cost setbacks, it underlines why you should compare several perspectives before forming your own view on the company’s prospects.

Explore 16 other fair value estimates on Paladin Energy - why the stock might be worth as much as 15% more than the current price!

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