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CCJ vs. EU, UROY, NXE, DNN, and UEC

Should you buy Cameco stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cameco with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Cameco include enCore Energy (EU), Uranium Royalty (UROY), NexGen Energy (NXE), Denison Mine (DNN), and Uranium Energy (UEC).

How does Cameco compare to enCore Energy?

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

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

In the previous week, Cameco had 6 more articles in the media than enCore Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cameco and 2 mentions for enCore Energy. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat enCore Energy's score of 0.31 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Cameco
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

enCore Energy currently has a consensus price target of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 177.78%. Cameco has a consensus price target of $148.62, indicating a potential upside of 43.57%. Given enCore Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe enCore Energy is more favorable than Cameco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
enCore Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to enCore Energy's net margin of -62.96%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat enCore Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
enCore Energy-62.96% -21.98% -14.52%
Cameco 18.38%11.05%7.65%

enCore Energy has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

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$43.22M6.20-$56.86M-$0.15N/A
Cameco$2.49B18.09$421.96M$1.0895.85

enCore Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.4680 per share and has a dividend yield of 33.9%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. enCore Energy pays out -312.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 15.7% 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. Cameco has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. enCore Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cameco beats enCore Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cameco compare to Uranium Royalty?

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Uranium Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cameco has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Uranium Royalty has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

Cameco currently has a consensus target price of $148.62, indicating a potential upside of 43.57%. Given Cameco's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than Uranium Royalty.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Uranium Royalty
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Cameco had 8 more articles in the media than Uranium Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cameco and 0 mentions for Uranium Royalty. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Uranium Royalty's score of 0.00 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cameco Positive
Uranium Royalty Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cameco$2.49B18.09$421.96M$1.0895.85
Uranium Royalty$54.60M8.30-$4.06M$0.02154.50

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to Uranium Royalty's net margin of 7.70%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat Uranium Royalty's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cameco18.38% 11.05% 7.65%
Uranium Royalty 7.70%0.01%0.01%

Summary

Cameco beats Uranium Royalty on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cameco compare to NexGen Energy?

NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Cameco has a consensus price target of $148.62, indicating a potential upside of 43.57%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than NexGen Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NexGen Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. NexGen 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
NexGen EnergyN/AN/A-$221.63M-$0.49N/A
Cameco$2.49B18.09$421.96M$1.0895.85

42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of NexGen 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cameco had 7 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cameco and 1 mentions for NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Cameco's score of 0.68 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NexGen Energy
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Cameco
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to NexGen Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat NexGen Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NexGen EnergyN/A -13.11% -8.91%
Cameco 18.38%11.05%7.65%

Summary

Cameco beats NexGen Energy on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cameco compare to Denison Mine?

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and Denison Mine (NYSEAMERICAN:DNN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than Denison Mine. Denison Mine 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
Cameco$2.49B18.09$421.96M$1.0895.85
Denison Mine$3.53M776.52-$155.51M-$0.01N/A

Cameco presently has a consensus target price of $148.62, indicating a potential upside of 43.57%. Denison Mine has a consensus target price of $5.38, indicating a potential upside of 77.39%. Given Denison Mine's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Denison Mine is more favorable than Cameco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Denison Mine
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

In the previous week, Cameco had 8 more articles in the media than Denison Mine. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cameco and 0 mentions for Denison Mine. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Denison Mine's score of 0.00 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cameco Positive
Denison Mine Neutral

Cameco has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Denison Mine has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of Denison Mine shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Denison Mine shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to Denison Mine's net margin of -6,228.09%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat Denison Mine's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cameco18.38% 11.05% 7.65%
Denison Mine -6,228.09%-11.53%-4.58%

Summary

Cameco beats Denison Mine on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cameco compare to Uranium Energy?

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

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than Uranium Energy. Uranium 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
Cameco$2.49B18.09$421.96M$1.0895.85
Uranium Energy$66.84M92.78-$87.66M-$0.12N/A

Cameco presently has a consensus target price of $148.62, suggesting a potential upside of 43.57%. Uranium Energy has a consensus target price of $17.66, suggesting a potential upside of 39.58%. Given Cameco's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than Uranium Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Uranium Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

In the previous week, Uranium Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Cameco. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Uranium Energy and 8 mentions for Cameco. Uranium Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Cameco's score of 0.68 indicating that Uranium Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cameco
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Uranium Energy
11 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cameco has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Uranium Energy has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Uranium Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Uranium Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to Uranium Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat Uranium Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cameco18.38% 11.05% 7.65%
Uranium Energy N/A -6.79%-6.16%

Summary

Cameco beats Uranium Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CCJ vs. The Competition

MetricCamecoMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$45.09B$9.49B$4.69B$23.02B
Dividend Yield0.15%1.57%4.95%4.08%
P/E Ratio95.8514.6322.4930.18
Price / Sales18.09123.937,021.6072.40
Price / Cash75.76124.3927.2924.44
Price / Book9.124.209.124.63
Net Income$421.96M$319.20M$156.62M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-8.19%-9.93%-4.36%-1.64%
1 Month Performance-9.54%-9.01%-2.03%-0.77%
1 Year Performance72.43%91.74%60.03%22.61%

Cameco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCJ
Cameco
4.4383 of 5 stars
$103.52
-9.2%
$148.62
+43.6%
+90.1%$49.66B$2.49B95.853,082
EU
enCore Energy
3.3716 of 5 stars
$1.59
+2.9%
$3.83
+141.9%
-25.6%$307.86M$43.15MN/AN/A
UROY
Uranium Royalty
1.3445 of 5 stars
$3.57
+0.1%
N/A+53.2%$523.67M$11.19M178.8410
NXE
NexGen Energy
1.0701 of 5 stars
$11.26
+1.2%
N/A+78.4%$7.47BN/AN/A60
DNN
Denison Mine
2.1242 of 5 stars
$3.43
+1.0%
$5.38
+56.9%
+106.7%$3.11B$3.53MN/A93

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