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CCJ vs. EU, UROY, NXE, DNN, UEC, URG, VALE, TECK, SQM, and MP

Should you be buying Cameco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cameco include enCore Energy (EU), Uranium Royalty (UROY), NexGen Energy (NXE), Denison Mine (DNN), Uranium Energy (UEC), Ur Energy (URG), Vale (VALE), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), and MP Materials (MP).

Cameco vs. Its Competitors

enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than enCore Energy. enCore Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
enCore Energy$58.33M7.46-$61.39M-$0.35-6.64
Cameco$2.29B14.84$125.42M$0.8789.65

In the previous week, Cameco had 29 more articles in the media than enCore Energy. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Cameco and 5 mentions for enCore Energy. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat enCore Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
enCore Energy
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cameco
23 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

20.9% of enCore Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of enCore Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cameco has a net margin of 14.97% compared to enCore Energy's net margin of -143.28%. Cameco's return on equity of 8.21% beat enCore Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
enCore Energy-143.28% -19.23% -16.22%
Cameco 14.97%8.21%5.55%

enCore Energy currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.04%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $83.32, suggesting a potential upside of 6.83%. Given enCore Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe enCore Energy is more favorable than Cameco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
enCore Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

enCore Energy has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cameco beats enCore Energy on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CCJ vs. The Competition

MetricCamecoMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$33.92B$6.36B$3.44B$21.23B
Dividend Yield0.16%1.83%5.13%3.53%
P/E Ratio89.5416.19111.1929.21
Price / Sales14.84551.0833,708,491,670,806,000.0053.33
Price / Cash79.6830.8024.1723.64
Price / Book6.975.876.175.36
Net Income$125.42M$292.30M$150.51M$996.59M
7 Day Performance9.22%5.84%3.23%2.79%
1 Month Performance-1.42%6.51%5.66%2.66%
1 Year Performance91.53%51.13%38.58%12.51%

Cameco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCJ
Cameco
3.6499 of 5 stars
$78.83
+4.7%
$83.32
+5.7%
+79.7%$34.33B$2.29B90.622,884Positive News
Analyst Revision
EU
enCore Energy
1.51 of 5 stars
$2.85
+4.0%
$4.00
+40.4%
-38.5%$533.24M$58.33M-8.14N/A
UROY
Uranium Royalty
2.0343 of 5 stars
$2.84
+6.8%
$4.00
+40.8%
+31.7%$379.54M$11.19M-94.6710Positive News
NXE
NexGen Energy
0.1462 of 5 stars
$7.04
+3.2%
N/A+13.8%$4.02BN/A-28.1660News Coverage
Positive News
DNN
Denison Mine
3.4217 of 5 stars
$2.06
+1.5%
$3.00
+45.6%
N/A$1.85B$2.88M-34.3393
UEC
Uranium Energy
2.9281 of 5 stars
$10.60
-1.2%
$10.91
+2.9%
N/A$4.71B$220K-62.3560
URG
Ur Energy
3.457 of 5 stars
$1.29
+9.3%
$2.48
+91.9%
N/A$470.63M$33.71M-7.5910Positive News
Insider Trade
VALE
Vale
3.7548 of 5 stars
$9.81
-1.1%
$11.84
+20.7%
-5.8%$44.53B$38.06B7.9864,610Positive News
TECK
Teck Resources
4.9889 of 5 stars
$31.66
-1.8%
$60.11
+89.9%
-32.6%$15.29B$6.48B83.327,200News Coverage
Positive News
Options Volume
SQM
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
1.9834 of 5 stars
$46.21
+2.5%
$42.50
-8.0%
+25.0%$13.20B$4.53B21.908,344Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MP
MP Materials
1.7308 of 5 stars
$72.00
-4.0%
$60.63
-15.8%
+458.5%$12.75B$203.85M-114.29490Trending News
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