Cameco Co. (NYSE:CCJ - Get Free Report) TSE: CCO's stock price rose 1.4% on Thursday . The company traded as high as $48.81 and last traded at $47.21. Approximately 2,176,123 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 52% from the average daily volume of 4,510,784 shares. The stock had previously closed at $46.55.
Cameco Stock Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 2.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $18.96 billion, a PE ratio of 229.25 and a beta of 0.94. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $51.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.62.
Cameco (NYSE:CCJ - Get Free Report) TSE: CCO last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The basic materials company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.26. Cameco had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 3.33%. The company had revenue of $845.54 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Cameco Co. will post 0.42 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cameco
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in Cameco by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 9,149 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC grew its holdings in Cameco by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 3,655 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Cameco by 37.4% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 830 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in Cameco by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 50,438 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,592,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Cameco by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. now owns 30,875 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,587,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.21% of the company's stock.
About Cameco
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Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity. It operates through Uranium, Fuel Services, Westinghouse segments. The Uranium segment is involved in the exploration for, mining, and milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. The Fuel Services segment engages in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate, as well as the purchase and sale of conversion services.
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