X-Energy, Inc. (XE)Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Rockville, United States | NasdaqGS
17.22 USD
-1.25
(-6.768%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 17.35 +0.13 (0.753%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:10 a.m. EDT
This is a classic 'value trap' with a speculative overlay. The business fundamentals are catastrophically broken: the company is generating negative operating cash flow, has negative book value, and trades at a negative P/E because it is losing money. The market has effectively priced this as a failing operation. However, the options chain tells a completely different story, with traders pouring capital into calls at strikes far above the current price, betting on a nuclear energy catalyst or a turnaround that hasn't happened yet. While the analyst consensus sees a path to nearly double the current price, the lack of historical price data and the deteriorating financials make this a dangerous gamble. The short-term rating is low because the statistical models predict a continued decline, and the massive gap between the current price and the strike prices where speculators are placing their chips suggests they are buying a lottery ticket rather than a solid investment. For a long-term holder, the absence of a multi-year price history combined with negative earnings and cash flow makes the business quality unassessable and currently non-viable. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.152727 |
| MSTL | 0.173287 |
| AutoETS | 0.195121 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.195123 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 6.99 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.119 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.89 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.279 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.523 |
| Market Cap | 4,950,039,040 |
| Forward P/E | -31.83 |
| Profit Margins | -298.70% |
| Website | https://www.x-energy.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:10 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively betting on a massive upside move, with heavy call volume and open interest concentrated at strikes significantly above the current price (e.g., $30, $35, $40 for October 2026). This 'long gamma' positioning suggests a belief in a rapid recovery or a catalyst-driven surge. Conversely, put buyers are focused on downside protection near current levels ($12.50-$17.50), creating a defensive floor. The skew is heavily bullish, indicating traders expect volatility to resolve higher despite the company's precarious fundamentals.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.36746573 |
| Address1 | 530 Gaither Road |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 37.1 |
| All Time Low | 13.29 |
| Ask | 17.2 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,962,100 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,262,806 |
| Average Volume | 5,262,806 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,962,100 |
| Bid | 17.18 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | -58.804 |
| City | Rockville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 17.22 |
| Current Ratio | 17.198 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 18.43 |
| Day Low | 17.17 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.279 |
| Display Name | X-Energy |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,622,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,622,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,832,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,832,200 |
| Ebitda | -275,424,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | -1.83281 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -13.153 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 24.106 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,622,554,368 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.60958 |
| Eps Forward | -0.54104 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.1206 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.90060043 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.049700364 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -36.746574 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -19.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.53584903 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 13.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.9299994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.295711 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 13.29 - 37.1 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,777,037,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 174,671,425 |
| Forward Eps | -0.54104 |
| Forward P E | -31.827589 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 889 |
| Fullday Change | -1.25 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.76773 |
| Fullday Price | 17.3497 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.65384 |
| Gross Profits | -98,256,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.74559 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.37500998 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 287,458,734 |
| Industry | Specialty Industrial Machinery |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Industrial Machinery |
| Industry Key | specialty-industrial-machinery |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,026-04-24 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | X-Energy, Inc. designs and develops nuclear reactor technology. The company manufactures nuclear fuels. It provides the Xe-100 reactor that is designed to generate 80 megawatts of electric power or 200 megawatts of thermal output (heat) and TRISO-X, a fuel for reactors. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. |
| Long Name | X-Energy, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,950,039,040 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_412972213 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -448,868,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,309,362,816 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 18.25 |
| Operating Cashflow | -252,588,992 |
| Operating Margins | -2.19545 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 301 358 5600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.12970161 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.7532034 |
| Post Market Price | 17.3497 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,597 |
| Previous Close | 18.47 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -28.248959 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -0.2928372 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 32.93987 |
| Profit Margins | -2.98698 |
| Quick Ratio | 16.994 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.25 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.76773 |
| Regular Market Day High | 18.43 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.17 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.17 - 18.43 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.47 |
| Regular Market Price | 17.22 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,619,086 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.962 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.523 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 287,458,734 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0627 |
| Shares Short | 18,017,593 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,593,183 |
| Short Name | X-Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.088 |
| Short Ratio | 3.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | XE |
| Target High Price | 57.0 |
| Target Low Price | 23.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 38.0 |
| Target Median Price | 38.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,635,175,936 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.688 |
| Total Debt | 26,813,000 |
| Total Revenue | 150,275,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.7 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.041035 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.8210354 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.21872999 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,619,086 |
| Website | https://www.x-energy.com |
| Zip | 20,850 |