Cameco (CCJ) Competitors $45.28 -0.14 (-0.31%) As of 09:32 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CCJ vs. VALE, TECK, SQM, SUM, KNF, MP, NXE, HBM, NGD, and TTAMShould you be buying Cameco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cameco include Vale (VALE), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), MP Materials (MP), NexGen Energy (NXE), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), and Titan America (TTAM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Cameco vs. Vale Teck Resources Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Summit Materials Knife River MP Materials NexGen Energy Hudbay Minerals New Gold Titan America Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals believe in VALE or CCJ? 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, VALE or CCJ? Vale has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor VALE or CCJ? In the previous week, Cameco had 7 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Cameco and 22 mentions for Vale. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Vale's score of 0.85 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vale 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cameco 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend VALE or CCJ? Vale currently has a consensus target price of $12.13, indicating a potential upside of 30.44%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $70.03, indicating a potential upside of 54.90%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than Vale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vale 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Which has higher earnings and valuation, VALE or CCJ? Vale has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Vale 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 RatioVale$38.06B1.11$7.98B$1.386.74Cameco$3.14B6.28$267.32M$0.28161.46 Is VALE or CCJ a better dividend stock? Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vale pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is VALE or CCJ more profitable? Vale has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Cameco's net margin of 5.39%. Vale's return on equity of 17.38% beat Cameco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vale16.15% 17.38% 7.62% Cameco 5.39%4.34%2.85% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VALE or CCJ? Vale received 264 more outperform votes than Cameco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.01% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 60.78% of users gave Vale an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValeOutperform Votes79260.78% Underperform Votes51139.22% CamecoOutperform Votes52863.01% Underperform Votes31036.99% SummaryCameco beats Vale on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cameco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CCJ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CCJ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCamecometal ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.68B$2.29B$3.03B$18.97BDividend Yield0.29%0.29%5.18%4.03%P/E Ratio161.4632.7374.6732.71Price / Sales6.281,590.0725,549,533,275,675,700.0027.85Price / Cash48.7734.0124.3217.53Price / Book4.352.815.214.47Net Income$267.32M$20.81M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.75%2.99%1.07%2.26%1 Month Performance8.08%1.66%2.95%-2.86%1 Year Performance-0.90%-26.77%18.88%5.48% Cameco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCJCameco4.0967 of 5 stars$45.28-0.3%$70.03+54.7%-0.9%$19.77B$3.14B164.072,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsVALEVale4.5057 of 5 stars$9.59+0.9%$12.44+29.8%-23.6%$43.46B$38.06B6.6564,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownTECKTeck Resources4.8159 of 5 stars$35.44-0.4%$64.11+80.9%-30.9%$17.44B$9.07B64.3512,100Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseGap DownSQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile1.9684 of 5 stars$34.60-3.4%$45.43+31.3%-25.1%$9.89B$4.53B-31.186,080News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSUMSummit Materials0.3187 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$50.67-3.6%+35.1%$9.23B$2.62B64.074,800Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeKNFKnife River2.4288 of 5 stars$91.84-0.7%$110.40+20.2%+19.5%$5.20B$2.90B25.944,389Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsMPMP Materials1.0126 of 5 stars$24.80+1.6%$23.61-4.8%+53.0%$4.06B$203.86M-42.06490Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NXENexGen Energy0.5828 of 5 stars$5.31+4.0%N/A-31.2%$3.02BN/A35.3760Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals3.6647 of 5 stars$7.43-0.3%$14.00+88.6%-13.6%$2.93B$2.02B41.242,500Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNGDNew Gold2.4377 of 5 stars$3.36-1.0%$3.85+14.8%+128.7%$2.66B$924.50M25.811,570Positive NewsTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$13.05-0.2%$17.29+32.5%N/A$2.41B$1.63B0.002,726 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vale Alternatives Teck Resources Alternatives Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Alternatives Summit Materials Alternatives Knife River Alternatives MP Materials Alternatives NexGen Energy Alternatives Hudbay Minerals Alternatives New Gold Alternatives Titan America Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CCJ) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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