Westwater Resources, Inc. (WWR)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Centennial, United States | NYSE American
0.69 USD
+0.03
(4.007%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 0.70 +0.00 (0.548%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:31 p.m. EDT
Westwater Resources is showing a dangerous disconnect between corporate optimism and market reality. While the company touts 'strong buy' analyst ratings and facility progress at Kellyton, the trading data (negative price momentum, negative earnings) and options architecture tell a different story: speculators are betting on a further plunge, not a recovery. With negative free cash flow, negative returns on assets, and a stock trading well below book value, the 'strong buy' consensus appears unsustainable against the fundamental deterioration and the bearish option positioning. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.271843 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.376557 |
| AutoETS | 0.381534 |
| MSTL | 0.417120 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 6.60 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.722 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.461 |
| Market Cap | 86,419,152 |
| Forward P/E | -5.33 |
| Beta | 1.68 |
| Website | https://westwaterresources.net |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:31 p.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a highly bearish speculative stance. Call and Put Open Interest (OI) is overwhelmingly concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes (OTM > 50%), ranging from 99% to 100% OTM positioning across near-term and longer-dated expirations. This specific structure suggests a 'long tail' bet on a massive downward move (expiration of deep OTM puts) rather than a catch-up rally. While there is minimal OTM call positioning, deep out-of-the-money puts show the highest OI gains, with significant sentiment pricing in a 0.50 strike failure by the 8/21 expiry. Implied Volatility (IV) is low (<3%), reflecting a lack of conviction in an upside move and very low expectations for symmetric volatility.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.35294116 |
| Address1 | 6,950 South Potomac Street |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 90,000.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.25 |
| Ask | 0.6968 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 894,880 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,443,314 |
| Average Volume | 1,443,314 |
| Average Volume10Days | 894,880 |
| Beta | 1.68 |
| Bid | 0.6967 |
| Bid Size | 6,600 |
| Book Value | 1.539 |
| City | Centennial |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.693 |
| Current Ratio | 4.205 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 0.7283 |
| Day Low | 0.6701 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.461 |
| Display Name | Westwater Resources |
| Dividend Date | 1,555,977,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,011,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,011,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,950,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,702,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,702,400 |
| Ebitda | -13,785,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -3.201 |
| Enterprise Value | 44,125,144 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.2 |
| Eps Forward | -0.13 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.32 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 0.7622 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.06919998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.090789795 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 35.294117 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.057 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8152 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.45 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.24300003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5400001 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.45 - 3.75 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 884,615,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 119,775,938 |
| Forward Eps | -0.13 |
| Forward P E | -5.3307695 |
| Free Cashflow | -21,560,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 20 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -39,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05347 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.17438 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 124,702,953 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Ir Website | http://urre.client.shareholder.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,555,977,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:50 |
| Long Business Summary | Westwater Resources, Inc., an energy technology company, focuses on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials in the United States. It primarily holds interests in the Coosa Graphite project covering an area of approximately 41,965 acres situated in east-central Alabama, near the western end of Coosa County; and the Kellyton Graphite plant located near Kellyton, Alabama. The company was formerly known as Uranium Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Westwater Resources, Inc. in August 2017. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Westwater Resources, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 86,419,152 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_311174 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -27,326,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 86,419,145 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 0.681 |
| Operating Cashflow | -9,897,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | -1.39 |
| Phone | 303 531 0516 |
| Post Market Change | 0.003799975 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.5483369 |
| Post Market Price | 0.6968 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,361 |
| Previous Close | 0.6663 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -3.4650002 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.4502924 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.18 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0267 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.00721 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.7283 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.6701 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.6701 - 0.7283 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.681 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.6663 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.693 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,019,139 |
| Return On Assets | -0.05328 |
| Return On Equity | -0.17368999 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 124,702,952 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0271 |
| Shares Short | 3,384,598 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,887,847 |
| Short Name | Westwater Resources, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.028199999 |
| Short Ratio | 3.4 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | WWR |
| Target High Price | 2.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.75 |
| Target Mean Price | 1.875 |
| Target Median Price | 1.875 |
| Total Cash | 48,576,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.39 |
| Total Debt | 6,282,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.32 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 0.9478 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.25479996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.26883304 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,019,139 |
| Website | https://westwaterresources.net |
| Zip | 80,112 |