Cameco (CCJ) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, VALE or CCJ?

Vale has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VALE or CCJ?

In the previous week, Cameco had 16 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cameco and 10 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Cameco's score of 0.56 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vale	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cameco	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable 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	1.05	$7.98B	$2.16	4.54
Cameco	$2.80B	8.34	$267.32M	$0.19	282.05

Is VALE or CCJ a better dividend stock?

Vale pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vale pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 57.9% 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. Vale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer VALE or CCJ?

Vale presently has a consensus target price of $15.83, suggesting a potential upside of 61.40%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $66.56, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. Given Vale's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than Cameco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vale	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VALE or CCJ?

Vale received 266 more outperform votes than Cameco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.12% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 61.09% of users gave Vale an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vale	Outperform Votes 788 61.09%	Underperform Votes 502 38.91%
Cameco	Outperform Votes 522 63.12%	Underperform Votes 305 36.88%

Summary

Vale beats Cameco on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.