On September 21, X-Energy rose 5.55% in regular trading, trading at $16.3/share, with turnover of $12.43 million. The stock rebounded after pulling back 5.17% on September 18, buoyed by a broad-based rally across the nuclear energy sector.

The rebound comes as nuclear-related stocks moved higher collectively. Within the Heavy Electrical Equipment sector, NANO Nuclear Energy gained 7.54%, NuScale Power rose 4.96%, and Bloom Energy added 3.08%. The sector-wide strength provided a tailwind for X-Energy, which had recently given back gains following a 7.1% surge on September 17 driven by UK nuclear project developments.

On the fundamental side, X-Energy and UK energy major Centrica recently secured regulatory acceptance of the Xe-100 small modular reactor into the UK generic design assessment process, with the technical, safety, and environmental evaluation expected to span roughly three years. Their joint venture plans to construct up to 6 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity across 10 to 20 British power stations. However, the stock continues to face headwinds from Piper Sandler's underweight rating with a $9 price target initiated in early September, well below the analyst consensus mean target of $34.38.

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