X-Energy, Inc. (XE)Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Rockville, United States | NasdaqGS
26.91 USD
-0.68
(-2.465%) ⇩
(May 29, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 26.94 +0.03 (0.111%) ⇧ (May 29, 2026, 7:15 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | May 25, 2026, 3:36 a.m. EDT
This is a classic 'value trap' disguised as a high-growth opportunity. While the company boasts a 43% revenue growth rate and a massive analyst price target implying 56% upside, the underlying financial reality is catastrophic. The business is burning cash aggressively, with operating cash flow and free cash flow both deeply negative, and gross margins are negative at -71%. The return on equity is a staggering -60%, indicating the company is destroying shareholder value. The negative forward P/E confirms that analysts do not expect profitability soon. The recent price action shows the stock struggling to find footing, trading below its 50-day moving average despite the IPO hype. The options market reflects this uncertainty with heavy bets on both a crash and a moonshot, but the fundamental data leaves no room for a 'solid buy' thesis. Until the company turns profitable and stops burning cash, this remains a speculative gamble, not an investment. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.758 |
| Market Cap | 10,558,134,272 |
| Forward P/E | -68.48 |
| Website | https://www.x-energy.com |
As of May 25, 2026, 3:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (35 and 55), suggesting a hope for a massive surge, while put volume concentrates at lower strikes (22.5 and 25), indicating a fear of a crash. The heavy open interest in OTM calls combined with new flow in both calls and puts suggests a 'long gamma' environment where traders expect a binary event—likely the upcoming earnings report—to cause a sharp move in either direction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.05513698 |
| Address1 | 530 Gaither Road |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 37.1 |
| All Time Low | 25.06 |
| Ask | 26.7 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,949,870 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 8,218,316 |
| Average Volume | 8,218,316 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,949,870 |
| Bid | 26.81 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| City | Rockville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 26.91 |
| Current Ratio | 14.529 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,778,803,200 |
| Day High | 27.46 |
| Day Low | 26.09 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.758 |
| Display Name | X-Energy |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,780,603,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,780,603,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,780,576,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,780,576,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,780,576,200 |
| Ebitda | -168,904,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | -1.7919099 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.26489 |
| Eps Forward | -0.39299 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 29.93125 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.0212498 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10093965 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -5.5136976 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.189999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.27466306 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.06 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.8500004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.07382284 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.06 - 37.1 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,777,037,400,000 |
| Forward Eps | -0.39299 |
| Forward P E | -68.47503 |
| Free Cashflow | -237,954,256 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.71194 |
| Gross Profits | -67,107,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.47388 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.074099995 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 392,349,868 |
| 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 | 10,558,134,272 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_412972213 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -389,777,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 7,544,278,409 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 27.46 |
| Operating Cashflow | -149,860,000 |
| Operating Margins | -1.78806 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | (301) 358-5600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.030000687 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.11148527 |
| Post Market Price | 26.94 |
| Post Market Time | 1,780,096,516 |
| Previous Close | 27.59 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -101.58934 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 112.01076 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 14.334 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.6800003 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.464662 |
| Regular Market Day High | 27.46 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 26.09 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 26.09 - 27.46 |
| Regular Market Open | 27.46 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 27.59 |
| Regular Market Price | 26.91 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,780,084,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,717,364 |
| Return On Assets | -0.11887 |
| Return On Equity | -0.60147 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.43 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.2794361 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 273,442,494 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0273 |
| Shares Short | 3,510,749 |
| Short Name | X-Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.039100002 |
| Short Ratio | 0.72 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | XE |
| Target High Price | 57.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 39.85714 |
| Target Median Price | 38.0 |
| Total Cash | 763,840,000 |
| Total Debt | 23,231,000 |
| Total Revenue | 94,260,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.54 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 29.93125 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.0212498 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.10093965 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,717,364 |
| Website | https://www.x-energy.com |
| Zip | 20,850 |