Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN.AU) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Paladin Energy Ltd

PDN.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Paladin Energy explores for and develops uranium deposits across Australia, Canada and Namibia, with the Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia as its main asset and the Patterson Lake South project in Saskatchewan as an earlier-stage holding. The company was once called Paladin Resources and is based in Perth, Australia.
Where it sits in the stack
Paladin Energy carries no seat in our index; it belongs to the diary's energy sleeve, where uranium miners are tracked as suppliers of nuclear fuel rather than as parts of any technology build-out.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the market usually compares it with Cameco, a larger listed uranium producer.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds no index seat and no Closelook score; the diary has not yet quoted it in any edition.
What the diary watches
Whether the recent slide against its medium-term average steadies or extends, since the stock has been falling for several sessions running and sits well below its 52-week high.

Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Energy.

The Closelook company score reads 47/100 composite (momentum 30, quality 16, valuation 10) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for PDN.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Uranium · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Uranium

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against PDN.AU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 8 m AUD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What PDN.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2026 8 m AUD 0.2% of today's market value
  • Share count +24.9% in FY2026
  • Capital returned 8 m AUD · 37% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Energy in Asia-Pacific developed: −0.4% week · +7.6% month · +13.2% quarter · +3.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1618.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN.AU)?

Paladin Energy Ltd trades as PDN.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Energy in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is PDN.AU in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Paladin Energy Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Paladin Energy Ltd's Closelook composite score?

47 out of 100, with momentum 30, quality 16 and valuation 10 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does PDN.AU trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -4.3% vs the 50-day and -11% vs the 200-day average, 34.9% below the 52-week high and +31.9% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 50 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Paladin Energy Ltd do?

Paladin Energy explores for and develops uranium deposits across Australia, Canada and Namibia, with the Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia as its main asset and the Patterson Lake South project in Saskatchewan as an earlier-stage holding. The company was once called Paladin Resources and is based in Perth, Australia. Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the market usually compares it with Cameco, a larger listed uranium producer.

Where does Paladin Energy Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

Paladin Energy carries no seat in our index; it belongs to the diary's energy sleeve, where uranium miners are tracked as suppliers of nuclear fuel rather than as parts of any technology build-out. It holds no index seat and no Closelook score; the diary has not yet quoted it in any edition.

Does Paladin Energy Ltd pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Paladin Energy Ltd’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2026 the company bought back 8 m AUD of its own shares, 37% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 24.9% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for PDN.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Uranium, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.