Cameco Co. (NYSE:CCJ - Free Report) TSE: CCO - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cameco in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter. Stifel Canada has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cameco's current full-year earnings is $1.27 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Cameco's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS.
Cameco (NYSE:CCJ - Get Free Report) TSE: CCO last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.07). Cameco had a return on equity of 4.34% and a net margin of 5.39%. The business had revenue of $549.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $890.07 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. Cameco's revenue was up 24.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Cameco in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They set an "outperform" rating and a $52.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Cameco from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday. Glj Research boosted their target price on shares of Cameco from $62.76 to $75.68 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $90.00 target price on shares of Cameco in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Desjardins started coverage on Cameco in a research note on Friday, April 4th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $70.03.
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Cameco Price Performance
Shares of CCJ stock traded up $0.47 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $49.71. 893,045 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,058,695. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $42.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 2.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $21.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 177.54 and a beta of 0.89. Cameco has a fifty-two week low of $35.00 and a fifty-two week high of $62.55.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Cameco by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 600 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Scotia Capital Inc. increased its stake in Cameco by 14.5% during the 1st quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 1,158,878 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $47,601,000 after purchasing an additional 146,916 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in Cameco by 4.5% during the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,551,654 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $63,884,000 after acquiring an additional 66,162 shares during the period. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Cameco by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 122,199 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $5,108,000 after buying an additional 8,129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in Cameco by 3.2% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 158,237 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $6,513,000 after purchasing an additional 4,837 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.21% of the company's stock.
Cameco Company Profile
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Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity. It operates through Uranium, Fuel Services, Westinghouse segments. The Uranium segment is involved in the exploration for, mining, and milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. The Fuel Services segment engages in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate, as well as the purchase and sale of conversion services.
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