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X-Energy, Inc. Class A Common Stock

$XE·$346M·Industrial - Machinery·Industrials
$15.77-3.4%1Y-46.0%
Price updated 12h ago·X counts updated 4d ago
XEXE
$XEX-Energy, Inc. Class A Common Stock
$15.77-3.43%248 posts1×
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On X

The complete picture of $XE on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

248X posts · last 7 days
Sep 1Sep 14
Chatter Meter
1×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $XE's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-13

X-Energy sentiment is bullish as Cathie Wood's top ARKK upside stock pick. XE ran +7.7% alongside SMR +12.7%, NNE +7.8%, and OKLO +6.9% as nuclear-reactor developers roared into action. Bulls cite regulatory firepower buildout with top talent flowing from NRC and buyers holding $17 support.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $XE — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Too early to tellWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-19

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Advanced-reactor developer riding the SMR rotation — no revenue base yet, all narrative.

X-Energy develops modular high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (Xe-100) plus TRISO fuel technology. The company is pre-commercial and the equity is trading almost entirely on where the nuclear-narrative rotation lands over the next two years.

  • The revenue is negligible in the operating sense: $54.6M last quarter against a -156% operating margin — this is a development-stage nuclear company, so the numbers on the tape are cash-burn and dilution-timing metrics, not earnings metrics.
  • The nuclear cohort trade is doing the work: the tape ran +7.7% on the last SMR rotation day (SMR +12.7%, NNE +7.8%, OKLO +6.9%) — X-Energy is now trading as one leg of that basket, which means direction is determined by the group not the company on a given day.
  • The 'Cathie Wood top ARKK pick' framing is a real institutional flow signal but not a fundamental one: ARKK inflows shape the marginal buyer, and if that flow reverses, XE reprices faster than its diversified peers because the float is small (172M) and volume mult is 2.7x — this is a name where flow can move price 15% in a session.

What resolves this is either a signed offtake contract with a hyperscaler or utility (the Dow Chemical Xe-100 project is the reference precedent), NRC-licensing progress, or an ARKK reallocation. Watch $17 as trend support — cited by the crowd as the buyer level — and $12 as the level where the drawdown resumes.

Agrees with X sentimentThe nuclear-cohort framing is right — XE trades as the basket, not on isolated fundamentals. Where the crowd overreaches is on Cathie's pick as a durable catalyst — ARKK flows are marginal, not structural, and the pick can be un-picked at any time.

What to watch: Any signed offtake contract with a hyperscaler or utility, NRC-licensing milestone announcements, or ARKK weight changes. Watch $17 as trend support and the SMR cohort as the direct-driver.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Develops small modular nuclear reactors (Xe-100 pebble bed design) and TRISO fuel to provide clean power for industrial uses.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial - Machinery sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $XE.

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

AI data-center power and cooling capex is sustaining industrial-machinery order books; GE Vernova's gas turbines are a gating factor for hyperscaler power procurement, while grid-electrification demand remains multi-year. Reshoring and nuclear restart optionality layer secular demand above the cyclical recovery.

What this means for $XE

Neutral — limited data; industrial machinery positioning unclear.

Industry benchmark

30-name peer basket
+17.5%YTD
+8.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-1.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-14.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-156%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-65.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-92.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
-47.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 13, 2026$-0.15$-0.10-55.0%
Q1 2026Jun 4, 2026$-0.26$-0.13-98.0%

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$43.4M—0.0%0.0%$0.00$-110.2M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$215.3M$213.2M – $217.3M-$0.58-$0.85 – -$0.294
FY27$858.2M$857.5M – $859.0M-$0.50-$0.66 – -$0.445
FY28$1.2B$1.1B – $1.3B-$0.32-$0.76 – -$0.107
FY29$1.3B$1.2B – $1.4B-$0.09-$0.10 – -$0.093
FY30$2.1B$2.0B – $2.2B$0.95$0.90 – $1.015

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.—Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-9.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.—Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 171.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today9.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.505-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyApr 27Kathleen W HyleDirector10.0K sh$230KBuyApr 27Laura GarciaChief Accounting Officer1.2K sh$28KBuyApr 27Michael J WallaceDirector1.0K sh$23KBuyApr 27Joel DulingPresident100 sh$2K
+ 7 other (6 awards · 1 other) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsJun 263/A
AI summary

X-Energy director Michael J. Wallace filed an amended Form 3 to add 50,250 common shares, 16,750 restricted shares, and 18,997 stock options that were inadvertently omitted from the original filing. Corrective disclosure; no change to Wallace's actual economic position — solely a restatement of previously existing holdings.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 48-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Xcel Energy Inc. (XE) filed an 8-K Item 2.02 on June 4, 2026 disclosing results of operations and financial condition along with a Reg FD disclosure (Item 7.01). Body unavailable — excerpt cuts off before specific financial result figures or Reg FD content are disclosed.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 198-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Xcel Energy Inc. (XE) made a Reg FD disclosure (Item 7.01) in an 8-K filed May 19, 2026. Body unavailable — excerpt cuts off before the substance of the disclosure is revealed.

424B4Prospectus supplement (offering)Apr 27424B4
AI summary

Xcel Energy Inc. (XE) filed a 424B4 final prospectus on April 27, 2026 for a registered public offering. Body unavailable — excerpt cuts off before the offering size, security type, price, or use of proceeds are disclosed.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
AI summary

Xcel Energy Inc. (XE) filed a Form 3 on April 24, 2026 reporting initial beneficial ownership for a newly designated director, officer, or 10%+ holder. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only SEC cover-page header.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
AI summary

Xcel Energy Inc. (XE) filed a Form 3 on April 24, 2026 reporting initial beneficial ownership for a newly designated director, officer, or 10%+ holder. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only SEC cover-page header.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
AI summary

Xcel Energy Inc. (XE) filed a Form 3 on April 24, 2026 reporting initial beneficial ownership for a newly designated director, officer, or 10%+ holder. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only SEC cover-page header.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
AI summary

Xcel Energy Inc. (XE) filed a Form 3 on April 24, 2026 reporting initial beneficial ownership for a newly designated director, officer, or 10%+ holder. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only SEC cover-page header.

+ 31 other (13 3s · 6 13Gs · 4 S-1/As · 2 10-Qs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Centrica, X-energy Advance Nuclear Plans as UK Regulators to Begin Design Review for Xe-100globenewswire.com·4d agoNew Momentum in the Nuclear Fuel Chainetftrends.com·5d agoHere Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Accenture, Chime Financial, Crown Castle, Dick’s Sporting Goods, EchoStar Corporation, GE Vernova, Honeywell Aerospace, IREN Limited, and More247wallst.com·5d agoNuclear Stocks Slide as Piper Sandler Splits the Sector: Oklo, NuScale Power and X-Energy All Drop 5%247wallst.com·9d agoConstruction Firms Powering the Nuclear Renaissanceetftrends.com·11d ago

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