Cameco (CCJ) Competitors $47.22 -1.86 (-3.78%) Closing price 02/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.28 +0.06 (+0.12%) As of 02/14/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CCJ vs. VALE, TECK, SQM, SUM, KNF, MP, HBM, NXE, NGD, and AESIShould 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), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), NexGen Energy (NXE), New Gold (NGD), and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). 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 Hudbay Minerals NexGen Energy New Gold Atlas Energy Solutions Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking. Is VALE or CCJ a better dividend stock? Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vale pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 63.2% 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. Vale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is VALE or CCJ more profitable? Vale has a net margin of 22.59% compared to Cameco's net margin of 4.15%. Vale's return on equity of 21.07% beat Cameco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vale22.59% 21.07% 9.22% Cameco 4.15%3.33%2.15% Does the MarketBeat Community favor VALE or CCJ? Vale received 269 more outperform votes than Cameco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.12% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 60.99% of users gave Vale an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValeOutperform Votes79160.99% Underperform Votes50639.01% CamecoOutperform Votes52263.12% Underperform Votes30536.88% Which has more risk and volatility, VALE or CCJ? Vale has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor VALE or CCJ? In the previous week, Cameco had 21 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Cameco and 11 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Cameco's score of 0.67 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vale 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cameco 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate VALE or CCJ? Vale currently has a consensus price target of $13.26, indicating a potential upside of 35.61%. Cameco has a consensus price target of $66.56, indicating a potential upside of 40.94%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than Vale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vale 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.29 Which has better earnings & 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$41.78B1.06$7.98B$2.164.53Cameco$1.92B10.72$267.32M$0.19248.56 Do institutionals & insiders believe in VALE or CCJ? 21.9% of Vale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCameco beats Vale on 11 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$20.56B$2.49B$3.14B$20.30BDividend Yield0.25%0.25%5.19%3.67%P/E Ratio248.5641.2996.9345.83Price / Sales10.722,246.3025,929,608,977,532,900.0016.46Price / Cash51.0336.4224.4720.33Price / Book4.543.634.965.73Net Income$267.32M$20.81M$152.39M$1.00B7 Day Performance-6.17%-6.23%0.00%0.13%1 Month Performance-8.51%-14.64%3.26%1.37%1 Year Performance11.96%-17.77%33.85%16.03% Cameco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCJCameco4.3897 of 5 stars$47.22-3.8%$66.56+40.9%+12.0%$20.56B$1.92B248.562,100Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionVALEVale4.4798 of 5 stars$9.56+0.9%$13.89+45.4%-28.3%$43.37B$40.99B4.4266,807Positive NewsTECKTeck Resources3.8103 of 5 stars$43.33+0.7%$65.38+50.9%+11.4%$21.61B$11.12B65.6712,600Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑SQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile1.5941 of 5 stars$38.51-0.3%$45.56+18.3%-10.9%$11.00B$7.47B-34.697,682Positive NewsSUMSummit Materials2.9024 of 5 stars$52.52+0.1%$50.54-3.8%+26.5%$9.22B$3.75B64.045,300Analyst ForecastKNFKnife River2.1827 of 5 stars$102.79+0.2%$103.75+0.9%+46.4%$5.82B$2.89B29.464,389Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMPMP Materials1.458 of 5 stars$25.11+4.9%$22.45-10.6%+43.3%$4.09B$253.45M-46.41490Upcoming EarningsHBMHudbay Minerals3.9808 of 5 stars$9.72+4.0%$11.17+14.9%+66.1%$3.84B$1.69B42.242,708Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓NXENexGen Energy0.4716 of 5 stars$6.54+0.1%N/A-18.4%$3.72BN/A43.6060NGDNew Gold2.3582 of 5 stars$3.12+3.8%$3.41+9.6%N/A$2.46B$786.50M155.751,570AESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.1026 of 5 stars$21.57+2.5%$25.50+18.2%+21.6%$2.38B$613.96M27.30490Positive News 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 Hudbay Minerals Alternatives NexGen Energy Alternatives New Gold Alternatives Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CCJ) was last updated on 2/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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