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X-Energy, Inc. Class A Common Stock

$XE·$408M·Industrial - Machinery·Industrials
$21.56-5.8%1Y-26.2%
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XEXE
X-Energy, Inc. Class A Common Stock$XE
$21.56-5.77%339 posts+2%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $XE, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

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Driven by hypeStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-06-20

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

Small modular reactor IPO digesting the post-IPO lock-up overhang — and no sentiment yet from the X corpus.

X-Energy is the small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) developer with the Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor design, recently public on Nasdaq. The bundle data is intrinsically thin (no 52-week range, no scheduled next earnings date, no structural moves vs. moving averages). Q1 revenue was $43M at an operating margin of 0% — effectively zero margin on a small base. The TripleTrack (TRISO-X) fuel facility is the structural moat. The stock is down 26% TTM. The structural overhang the Seeking Alpha headlines name: a post-IPO lock-up keeps analysts on Hold framing, while the bullish view is that X-Energy is the 'better SMR bet but not a cheap stock.' Director Ghaffarian (the same person who chairs Intuitive Machines/LUNR) had a non-purchase J-Other transaction June 12. With no comparable peer until Oklo (which is also pre-revenue), this is a story-stock play on the SMR thesis.

What to watch: End of post-IPO lock-up period (the structural supply overhang the Seeking Alpha analysis named), and any 8-K disclosing utility-customer or DoE-grant commitments beyond the existing Dow Chemical X-Energy partnership. Quarterly cash-burn disclosure will determine how soon X-Energy needs to raise equity — a major non-dilutive funding milestone is the structural rerating leg.

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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 capex and autonomous robotics are the two concurrent structural drivers bifurcating this industry — ETN's electrical switchgear for AI power infrastructure and SYM's robotic warehouse automation serve distinct but parallel AI-driven investment waves. Nuclear microreactors add a third early-stage vector targeting off-grid data center power.

What this means for $XE

Partial — modular nuclear reactor development targets data center off-grid power needs; early-stage commercialization means earnings impact is years away, but AI power demand creates a credible long-term end market.

Industry benchmark

22-name peer basket
+39.7%YTD
+151.3%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
Q1 2026Jun 4, 2026$-0.07$-0.13+48.0%
Q1 2026Jun 4, 2026$-0.14$-0.13-3.6%

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$214.6M$210.6M – $218.6M-$0.45-$0.53 – -$0.294
FY27$758.3M$757.7M – $759.0M-$0.48-$0.52 – -$0.465
FY28$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B-$0.32-$0.76 – -$0.107
FY29$1.3B$1.3B – $1.3B-$0.11-$0.11 – -$0.113
FY30$2.1B$2.1B – $2.2B$0.95$0.94 – $0.976

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.1.3×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.—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 · 166.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.6% 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.β0.005-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.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

BuyApr 27Michael J WallaceDirector1.0K sh$23KBuyApr 27Kathleen W HyleDirector10.0K sh$230KBuyApr 27Joel DulingPresident100 sh$2KBuyApr 27Laura GarciaChief Accounting Officer1.2K sh$28K
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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

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.

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.

+ 26 other (12 3s · 4 S-1/As · 2 DRS/As · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

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

X-Energy: The Better SMR Bet But Not A Cheap Stockseekingalpha.com·9d agoX-Energy: Lockup Overhang Keeps Us At Holdseekingalpha.com·11d agoX-Energy, Inc. (XE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·12d agoX-Energy Q1 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·16d agoX-energy Reports First Quarter 2026 Resultsglobenewswire.com·16d ago

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