Cameco (CCJ) Competitors

Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VALE or CCJ?

Vale received 264 more outperform votes than Cameco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.08% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 60.88% of users gave Vale an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vale	Outperform Votes 792 60.88%	Underperform Votes 509 39.12%
Cameco	Outperform Votes 528 63.08%	Underperform Votes 309 36.92%

Which has more risk and volatility, VALE or CCJ?

Vale has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VALE or CCJ more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Cameco's net margin of 5.39%. Vale's return on equity of 17.38% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vale	16.15%	17.38%	7.62%
Cameco	5.39%	4.34%	2.85%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vale	$38.06B	1.11	$7.98B	$1.44	6.44
Cameco	$3.14B	5.73	$267.32M	$0.28	147.43

Do analysts rate VALE or CCJ?

Vale currently has a consensus target price of $12.65, suggesting a potential upside of 36.46%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $70.03, suggesting a potential upside of 69.65%. 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VALE or CCJ?

21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VALE or CCJ a better dividend stock?

Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vale pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 42.9% 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.

Does the media prefer VALE or CCJ?

In the previous week, Cameco had 12 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cameco and 14 mentions for Vale. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Vale's score of 1.25 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vale	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cameco	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Cameco beats Vale on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.