Cameco (CCJ) Competitors

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

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vale	Outperform Votes 791 60.99%	Underperform Votes 506 39.01%
Cameco	Outperform Votes 522 63.12%	Underperform Votes 305 36.88%

Which has stronger earnings and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vale	$41.78B	N/A	$7.98B	$2.16	4.15
Cameco	$1.92B	11.92	$267.32M	$0.19	276.23

Which has more volatility and risk, VALE or CCJ?

Vale has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VALE or CCJ a better dividend stock?

Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. 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.

Do analysts rate VALE or CCJ?

Vale presently has a consensus price target of $13.89, indicating a potential upside of 55.16%. Cameco has a consensus price target of $66.56, indicating a potential upside of 26.82%. Given Vale's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vale is more favorable than Cameco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
Vale	22.59%	21.07%	9.22%
Cameco	4.15%	3.33%	2.15%

Does the media favor VALE or CCJ?

In the previous week, Cameco had 17 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Cameco and 14 mentions for Vale. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Vale's score of -0.16 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vale	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cameco	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Vale and Cameco tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.