X-Energy, Inc. (XE)Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Rockville, United States | NasdaqGS
15.47 USD
+0.04
(0.259%)
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(July 14, 2026, 9:59 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT
The investment case for X-Energy is currently broken by fundamental reality, despite the hype surrounding its nuclear technology. The company is burning cash with negative operating cash flow and gross margins, while trading at a valuation that implies impossible future growth given its current losses. The balance sheet is fragile with negative book value and significant debt relative to equity. While analysts suggest a 'buy' based on potential, the math does not support a premium valuation for a company that cannot yet generate profit. The recent price action confirms this skepticism, with the stock trading well below its 50-day moving average and failing to recover from recent lows. Options activity reinforces this bearish view, with traders aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against further collapse, while call buyers are chasing unrealistic moonshot scenarios. There is no dividend to provide income, and the lack of a multi-year price history combined with deteriorating fundamentals makes this a dangerous speculative vehicle rather than a sound investment. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.616 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.334 |
| Market Cap | 4,446,986,240 |
| Forward P/E | -30.67 |
| Website | https://www.x-energy.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 10, 15, 17.5, 20) compared to negligible call volume. The call side shows heavy positioning at strikes far above the current price (30, 35, 50), suggesting speculative bets on a massive rally rather than a realistic near-term recovery. Implied volatility is elevated on the put side relative to calls, indicating fear of further decline dominates the sentiment.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.47157532 |
| Address1 | 530 Gaither Road |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 37.1 |
| All Time Low | 15.25 |
| Ask | 16.66 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,966,460 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,437,862 |
| Average Volume | 6,437,862 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,966,460 |
| Bid | 14.17 |
| 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 | 15.47 |
| Current Ratio | 8.667 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 15.8025 |
| Day Low | 15.23 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.616 |
| Display Name | X-Energy |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,780,574,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,780,574,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,780,576,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,710,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,710,600 |
| Ebitda | -208,486,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -1.78079 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -29.382 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 52.324 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,125,831,168 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.47458 |
| Eps Forward | -0.50437 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.09 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 23.9226 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -8.4526 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.35333115 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -47.15753 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.629997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.58301884 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.23 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.24000072 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.01575842 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.23 - 37.1 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,777,037,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 191,033,576 |
| Forward Eps | -0.50437 |
| Forward P E | -30.67193 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 889 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.69124 |
| Gross Profits | -80,927,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.45163 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.10325 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 4,446,986,240 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_412972213 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -545,782,976 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,435,488,265 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 15.78 |
| Operating Cashflow | -175,252,000 |
| Operating Margins | -1.65659 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | (301) 358-5600 |
| Previous Close | 15.43 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -32.597244 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -0.26307735 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 37.98408 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 8.404 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.03999996 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.25881568 |
| Regular Market Day High | 15.8025 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.23 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.23 - 15.8025 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.78 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.43 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,037,542 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,733,898 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.335 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.334 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 287,458,734 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.055999998 |
| Shares Short | 16,105,138 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,511,792 |
| Short Name | X-Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0787 |
| Short Ratio | 3.13 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | XE |
| Target High Price | 57.0 |
| Target Low Price | 22.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 37.85714 |
| Target Median Price | 38.0 |
| Total Cash | 673,585,024 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.343 |
| Total Debt | 27,360,000 |
| Total Revenue | 117,075,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.09 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.564816 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.094815 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.37023747 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,733,898 |
| Website | https://www.x-energy.com |
| Zip | 20,850 |