Cameco (CCJ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cameco Corporation is a Canadian uranium company headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is one of the world’s major suppliers of uranium, producing uranium concentrates used to generate nuclear power. The company’s operations span uranium exploration, mining, milling, refining, conversion and fuel manufacturing.

Cameco operates or has interests in uranium assets in Canada, the United States and Kazakhstan. Its Canadian portfolio includes the McArthur River and Cigar Lake mines and the Key Lake and McClean Lake milling operations in northern Saskatchewan. The company also provides nuclear fuel services, including uranium conversion and fuel fabrication, primarily through facilities in Ontario.

Founded in 1988 through the merger of Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation and Eldorado Nuclear Limited, Cameco supplies nuclear utilities in North America, Europe and Asia. The company also has a significant ownership interest in Westinghouse Electric Company, a global provider of nuclear reactor technology and services. Tim Gitzel has served as Cameco’s president and chief executive officer since 2011.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.55 to $83.69
• 50-Day Range: $81.55 to $107.51
• 52-Week Range: $77.70 to $135.24
• Volume: 5.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 141.15
• Dividend Yield: 0.20%
• Price Target: $148.68
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cameco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cameco scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 248 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cameco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Cameco has a consensus price target of $148.68, representing about 78.5% upside from its current price of $83.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cameco has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 81.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cameco are expected to grow by 81.31% in the coming year, from $1.07 to $1.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cameco is 141.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cameco is 141.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cameco has a PEG Ratio of 1.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cameco has a P/B Ratio of 7.34. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.83% of the float of Cameco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cameco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.47, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cameco has recently decreased by 9.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Cameco has a dividend yield of 0.20%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cameco has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cameco is 28.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cameco will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.76% next year. This indicates that Cameco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Cameco has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Cameco this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 62 people have searched for CCJ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -2% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

35 people have added Cameco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 218% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cameco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Cameco is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.21% of the stock of Cameco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Coal & Consumable Fuels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CCJ
• CIK: 1009001
• Web: www.cameco.com
• Phone: (306) 956-6200
• Fax: 306-956-6201
• Employees: 3,082
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cameco: $148.68
• High Price Target: $202.00
• Low Price Target: $97.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +78.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.65
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 141.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 77.83
• P/E Growth: 1.66
• Net Income: $421.96 million
• Net Margins: 10.20%
• Pretax Margin: 13.50%
• Return on Equity: 7.59%
• Return on Assets: 5.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 3.06
• Quick Ratio: 2.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.44
• Cash Flow: $1.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 53.88
• Book Value: $11.35 per share
• Price / Book: 7.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 435,533,000
• Free Float: 431,178,000
• Market Cap: $36.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17