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Cameco NYSE:CCJ Stock Report

Last Price

US$37.83

Market Cap

US$17.6b

7D

-9.6%

1Y

-23.1%

Updated

04 Apr, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Cameco Corporation

NYSE:CCJ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.6b

CCJ Stock Overview

Provides uranium for the generation of electricity. More details

CCJ fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 26.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 30.94% per year

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 54.6%

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (5.5%) are lower than last year (13.9%)


Cameco Corporation Competitors

Core Natural Resources

NYSE:CNR

US$3.7b

Alliance Resource Partners

NasdaqGS:ARLP

US$3.4b

Peabody Energy

NYSE:BTU

US$1.5b

Centrus Energy

NYSEAM:LEU

US$967.5m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Cameco
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$37.83
52 Week HighCA$62.55
52 Week LowCA$35.43
Beta1.23
1 Month Change-12.00%
3 Month Change-28.78%
1 Year Change-23.13%
3 Year Change24.81%
5 Year Change308.09%
Change since IPO319.38%

Recent News & Updates

Cameco:  Long-Term Uranium Demand Fundamentals Are About More Than Just Data Centers

Mar 11

Cameco: Doh! A Vertically Integrated Story

Mar 04

Cameco: Crashing Uranium Spot Price Points To Stagnant Income

Feb 23

Recent updates

Cameco:  Long-Term Uranium Demand Fundamentals Are About More Than Just Data Centers

Mar 11

Cameco: Doh! A Vertically Integrated Story

Mar 04

Cameco: Crashing Uranium Spot Price Points To Stagnant Income

Feb 23

Cameco: Valuation Is Neither Lofty Nor Harsh

Feb 17

Cameco: Stay Away From This Uranium Play (Technical Analysis)

Jan 30

Cameco Corporation: Big Tech Can Afford To Bring Back Nuclear

Jan 13

Cameco: Uranium Plateaued, Russia Un-Sanction Risk (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 17

'Mission Critical' Cameco Goes Nuclear

Dec 02

Cameco: Strong Q3 Performance As Kazakh Output Falls Short

Nov 07

Cameco: A Short-Term Dip Can Be The Perfect Buying Opportunity

Oct 28

Cameco: My Stock Pick For This Decade, Here Is My Half-Decade Report

Oct 22

Cameco: The Catalysts Are Nearly All In Place

Sep 26

Cameco: Nuclear Industry Excitement Provides More Fuel, Services, And New Design Opportunities

Sep 18

Cameco: A Nuclear Powerhouse Unleashed

Aug 25

Cameco Corp. Q2 Results Better, But Shares Down Over The Last Month

Aug 11

Cameco: AI And Politics Are Good For Business

Jul 08

Cameco: Spanning The Uranium, Nuclear Value Chain With Favorable Growth Expectations

Jul 01

Cameco Goes Nuclear

Jun 02

Cameco: A Bullish Trend Set To Continue Despite Q1 Earnings

May 01

Cameco: Upgrading To 'Buy' After Pullback, Strong Uranium Market

Mar 18

Cameco Earnings: Outlook For 2024 Is Strong

Feb 12

Cameco: Uranium Prices Are White Hot

Jan 11

Cameco: Time To Book Some Profits

Dec 08

Cameco's Promising Outlook: Riding The Wave Of The Uranium Resurgence

Oct 31

Cameco: Nuclear's Bright Future Is Already Priced In

Sep 20

Cameco: Bright Near-Term Outlook With Improving Market Fundamentals, 20% Upside

Sep 12

Got Uranium? Why Cameco Remains Unstoppable

Sep 03

Cameco: Keeps Adding To Its Contract Portfolio (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 18

Cameco: First Half Results Robust, But The Stock Is Richly Priced

Aug 03

Cameco: Digging For Precious Uranium Ore

Jul 19

Cameco: Uranium Price In The Short Term, Nuclear Renaissance In The Long Term (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 20

Cameco: Riding The Wave Of Positive Momentum In The Uranium Sector

Jun 13

Shareholder Returns

CCJUS Oil and GasUS Market
7D-9.6%-14.1%-9.5%
1Y-23.1%-15.7%-3.3%

Return vs Industry: CCJ underperformed the US Oil and Gas industry which returned -7.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CCJ underperformed the US Market which returned 3.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CCJ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CCJ volatility
CCJ Average Weekly Movement7.7%
Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement7.0%
Market Average Movement7.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.7%

Stable Share Price: CCJ has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: CCJ's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.

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About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1987n/aTim Gitzelwww.cameco.com

Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity. It operates through three segments: Uranium, Fuel Services, and Westinghouse. The Uranium segment engages in the exploration for, mining, milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate.

Cameco Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Cameco's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CCJ fundamental statistics
Market capUS$17.64b
Earnings (TTM)US$120.77m
Revenue (TTM)US$2.20b

136.4x

P/E Ratio

7.5x

P/S Ratio

Is CCJ overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CCJ income statement (TTM)
RevenueCA$3.14b
Cost of RevenueCA$2.07b
Gross ProfitCA$1.06b
Other ExpensesCA$891.43m
EarningsCA$171.85m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

May 01, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.39
Gross Margin33.91%
Net Profit Margin5.48%
Debt/Equity Ratio20.2%

How did CCJ perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.3%

Current Dividend Yield

40%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/04 19:20
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/04 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Cameco Corporation is covered by 40 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harriet LiAccountability Research Corporation
Andrey LobazovAton LLC
Alexander Robert PearceBMO Capital Markets Equity Research