Westwater Resources says it will purify graphite for battery anodes, drawing it from an east Alabama mine by 2028. WWR stock is a speculative play on that narrative.

WWR stock is at best a speculative play as meaningful revenues and profits are still way off for Westwater Resources graphite project.

Westwater Resources is a natural resources mining company. But WWR stock is also an interesting way to invest in the electric vehicle wave.

In 2020, investors have bid bad stocks in hot sectors up to huge gains. WWR stock is no exception, and the story will end the same.

There are concerns, both from an environmental and a fiscal viewpoint, that current and prospective WWR stock holders should be aware of.

Fast-forward to 2020, WWR spent the bulk of this year trading around $2, save for a rapid doubling in June in which that particularly party ended as abruptly as it started. Come October, price action in Westwater got really interesting. It was laboring around $2 at the start of the month before vaulting to $14.50. As this piece is being drafted on Oct. 20, WWR closed at $4.50.