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X-Energy, Inc. (XE)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Rockville, United States | NasdaqGS
15.43 USD -0.53 (-3.321%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 15.39 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.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.

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Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Debt to Equity Ratio 2.616
Revenue per Share 5.334
Market Cap 4,435,488,256
Forward P/E -30.59
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.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.45342463
Address1 530 Gaither Road
Address2 Suite 700
All Time High 37.1
All Time Low 15.25
Ask 16.68
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,182,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,490,264
Average Volume 6,490,264
Average Volume10Days 5,182,470
Bid 14.15
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 15.43
Current Ratio 8.667
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 16.2
Day Low 15.31
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 -30.113
Enterprise To Revenue 53.625
Enterprise Value 6,278,184,448
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 24.2356
Fifty Day Average Change -8.805599
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.36333326
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -45.342464
Fifty Two Week High 37.1
Fifty Two Week High Change -21.669998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.584097
Fifty Two Week Low 15.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.1800003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.011803298
Fifty Two Week Range 15.25 - 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 -30.592623
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 4,435,488,256
Market State PREPRE
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 15.76
Operating Cashflow -175,252,000
Operating Margins -1.65659
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone (301) 358-5600
Post Market Change -0.03999996
Post Market Change Percent -0.259235
Post Market Price 15.39
Post Market Time 1,783,987,171
Previous Close 15.96
Price Eps Current Year -32.51296
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -0.2623971
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 37.88587
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 -0.53
Regular Market Change Percent -3.3208
Regular Market Day High 16.2
Regular Market Day Low 15.31
Regular Market Day Range 15.31 - 16.2
Regular Market Open 15.76
Regular Market Previous Close 15.96
Regular Market Price 15.43
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 3,654,620
Revenue Growth 1.335
Revenue Per Share 5.334
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
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 24.73717
Two Hundred Day Average Change -9.307169
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.37624228
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,654,620
Website https://www.x-energy.com
Zip 20,850