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Cameco (CCJ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$76.38 -0.17 (-0.23%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Cameco Stock (NYSE:CCJ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$75.13
$76.88
50-Day Range
$58.19
$79.92
52-Week Range
$35.00
$80.32
Volume
3.33 million shs
Average Volume
4.88 million shs
Market Capitalization
$33.25 billion
P/E Ratio
87.79
Dividend Yield
0.16%
Price Target
$82.65
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Cameco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

CCJ MarketRank™: 

Cameco scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 184 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cameco has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.21, and is based on 11 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cameco has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Cameco's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cameco are expected to decrease by -6.30% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.19 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cameco is 87.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cameco is 87.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 106.63.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cameco has a P/B Ratio of 6.83. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.25% of the float of Cameco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cameco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cameco has recently decreased by 3.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cameco has a dividend yield of 0.16%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cameco has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Cameco is 13.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Cameco will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.08% next year. This indicates that Cameco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Cameco's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.25% of the float of Cameco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cameco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cameco has recently decreased by 3.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Cameco has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 55 news articles for Cameco this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    71 people have searched for CCJ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    76 people have added Cameco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 77% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cameco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.00% of the stock of Cameco is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    70.21% of the stock of Cameco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Cameco's insider trading history.
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CCJ Stock News Headlines

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CCJ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cameco's stock was trading at $51.39 at the start of the year. Since then, CCJ shares have increased by 48.6% and is now trading at $76.3760.

Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.22. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 46.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Cameco include Keybank National Association OH (1.27%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.89%), AGF Management Ltd. (0.78%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.74%).

Shares of CCJ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cameco investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO) and McKesson (MCK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MINING - MISC
Sub-Industry
Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:CCJ
CIK
1009001
Employees
2,884
Year Founded
1988

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$110.00
Low Price Target
$70.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.21
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.87
Trailing P/E Ratio
87.79
Forward P/E Ratio
60.14
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$125.42 million
Net Margins
14.97%
Pretax Margin
19.53%
Return on Equity
8.21%
Return on Assets
5.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.15
Current Ratio
2.96
Quick Ratio
2.00

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.29 billion
Price / Sales
14.53
Cash Flow
$0.98 per share
Price / Cash Flow
77.68
Book Value
$11.19 per share
Price / Book
6.83

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
435,390,000
Free Float
431,033,000
Market Cap
$33.25 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NYSE:CCJ) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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