Cameco (CCJ) Competitors $71.93 -3.26 (-4.34%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.67 -0.27 (-0.37%) As of 04:58 AM 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CCJ vs. EU, UROY, NXE, DNN, UEC, URG, BHP, VALE, TECK, and SQMShould 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), BHP Group (BHP), Vale (VALE), Teck Resources (TECK), and Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM). Cameco vs. Its Competitors enCore Energy Uranium Royalty NexGen Energy Denison Mine Uranium Energy Ur Energy BHP Group Vale Teck Resources Sociedad Quimica y Minera Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, CCJ or EU? Cameco has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, enCore Energy has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CCJ or EU? 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 RatioCameco$2.29B13.68$125.42M$0.40179.83enCore Energy$58.33M8.56-$61.39M-$0.37-7.22 Is CCJ or EU more profitable? Cameco has a net margin of 7.50% compared to enCore Energy's net margin of -142.32%. Cameco's return on equity of 4.47% beat enCore Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cameco7.50% 4.47% 2.98% enCore Energy -142.32%-16.08%-13.96% Do institutionals & insiders believe in CCJ or EU? 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of enCore Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco 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. Does the media prefer CCJ or EU? In the previous week, Cameco had 22 more articles in the media than enCore Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Cameco and 2 mentions for enCore Energy. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat enCore Energy's score of 1.04 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cameco 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive enCore Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CCJ or EU? Cameco presently has a consensus price target of $80.65, indicating a potential upside of 12.13%. enCore Energy has a consensus price target of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.00%. Given Cameco's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than enCore Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.23enCore Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 SummaryCameco beats enCore Energy on 15 of the 17 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 CCJ 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 ExcelMetricCamecoMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$32.73B$5.84B$3.25B$20.52BDividend Yield0.16%2.09%5.15%3.78%P/E Ratio179.8325.7496.7627.79Price / Sales13.68366.8327,226,089,426,189,700.0040.48Price / Cash78.3126.4923.8922.26Price / Book6.747.175.934.58Net Income$125.42M$278.68M$147.60M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.38%-0.72%0.73%0.41%1 Month Performance7.46%2.50%3.73%3.59%1 Year Performance46.83%21.36%25.75%14.47% Cameco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCJCameco3.9693 of 5 stars$71.93-4.3%$80.65+12.1%+47.6%$32.73B$2.29B179.832,884Positive NewsEUenCore Energy0.7709 of 5 stars$2.88+8.7%$2.75-4.5%-34.4%$538.65M$58.33M-7.78N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUROYUranium Royalty1.6723 of 5 stars$2.50+2.5%$4.00+60.0%+4.0%$334.10M$31.62M83.3310Positive NewsNXENexGen Energy0.3979 of 5 stars$6.97+2.5%N/A-3.9%$3.98BN/A-43.5660News CoverageOptions VolumeDNNDenison Mine2.2669 of 5 stars$1.82+1.7%$3.00+64.8%N/A$1.63B$2.88M-22.7593UECUranium Energy3.692 of 5 stars$6.80+1.3%$10.13+48.9%+5.9%$3.02B$220K-40.0060Positive NewsURGUr Energy2.262 of 5 stars$1.05+5.0%$2.30+119.0%N/A$383.06M$33.71M-8.0810Gap UpBHPBHP Group1.775 of 5 stars$48.08-1.1%$53.00+10.2%-15.4%$121.92B$55.66B10.9390,000Positive NewsVALEVale4.62 of 5 stars$9.70-0.4%$12.04+24.1%-13.0%$44.03B$37.72B7.0364,500Positive NewsTECKTeck Resources4.9508 of 5 stars$40.47-0.1%$64.63+59.7%-19.8%$19.67B$6.48B69.787,200News CoverageSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera0.8132 of 5 stars$35.25+0.7%$41.14+16.7%-8.6%$10.07B$4.53B16.718,344 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies enCore Energy Alternatives Uranium Royalty Alternatives NexGen Energy Alternatives Denison Mine Alternatives Uranium Energy Alternatives Ur Energy Alternatives BHP Group Alternatives Vale Alternatives Teck Resources Alternatives Sociedad Quimica y Minera 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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