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Cameco (CCO) Competitors

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C$83.28 +0.61 (+0.74%)
(As of 12:21 PM ET)

CCO vs. WCN, GIB.A, RBA, GFL, STN, MEG, QBR.B, SJ, NVEI, and QBR.A

Should you be buying Cameco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cameco include Waste Connections (WCN), CGI (GIB.A), RB Global (RBA), GFL Environmental (GFL), Stantec (STN), MEG Energy (MEG), Quebecor (QBR.B), Stella-Jones (SJ), Nuvei (NVEI), and Quebecor (QBR.A). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

Cameco vs.

Cameco (TSE:CCO) and Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Cameco's net margin of 9.70%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 11.14% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cameco9.70% 4.23% 2.38%
Waste Connections 10.23%11.14%5.00%

Cameco pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cameco pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 34.4% 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.

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 1 more articles in the media than Cameco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Waste Connections and 5 mentions for Cameco. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.20 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cameco
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Waste Connections
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cameco received 484 more outperform votes than Waste Connections when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.65% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 68.53% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CamecoOutperform Votes
741
72.65%
Underperform Votes
279
27.35%
Waste ConnectionsOutperform Votes
257
68.53%
Underperform Votes
118
31.47%

Cameco has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Cameco currently has a consensus price target of C$84.30, indicating a potential upside of 3.06%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of C$205.10, indicating a potential downside of 23.30%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than Waste Connections.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.36
Waste Connections
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

76.1% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cameco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Waste Connections is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CamecoC$2.65B13.43C$257.14MC$0.59138.64
Waste ConnectionsC$8.42B8.19C$861.31MC$4.5159.29

Summary

Cameco beats Waste Connections on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CCO vs. The Competition

MetricCamecoUranium IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$35.60BC$2.76BC$3.79BC$5.29B
Dividend Yield0.17%3.07%7.06%5.69%
P/E Ratio138.6439.85112.0827.95
Price / Sales13.4319,068.5713,396.201,473.72
Price / Cash9.5117.1467.4381.81
Price / Book5.752.741.533.68
Net IncomeC$257.14MC$50.91MC$389.27MC$277.40M
7 Day Performance-0.79%-0.57%0.34%2.06%
1 Month Performance11.61%1.19%2.50%4.37%
1 Year Performance33.51%-3.28%20.63%40.12%

Cameco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCO
Cameco
1.1138 of 5 stars
C$83.28
+0.7%
C$84.30
+1.2%
+34.9%C$36.24BC$2.65B141.154,700
WCN
Waste Connections
2.8552 of 5 stars
C$267.95
-1.3%
C$205.10
-23.5%
N/AC$69.13BC$8.42B60.1822,100
GIB.A
CGI
0.8419 of 5 stars
C$158.75
+0.2%
C$169.83
+7.0%
+13.9%C$32.35BC$14.52B22.1790,000
RBA
RB Global
1.8638 of 5 stars
C$136.14
-1.6%
C$76.00
-44.2%
+52.2%C$25.08BC$4.22B56.244,200Positive News
GFL
GFL Environmental
N/AC$65.68
-1.1%
N/A+64.2%C$25.01BC$7.63B-32.4019,500
STN
Stantec
1.7707 of 5 stars
C$121.95
+0.6%
C$126.36
+3.6%
+19.6%C$13.91BC$5.42B39.8931,000Positive News
MEG
MEG Energy
3.9636 of 5 stars
C$25.02
-0.7%
C$32.45
+29.7%
-1.7%C$6.74BC$5.62B12.00449
QBR.B
Quebecor
1.6437 of 5 stars
C$33.45
+1.2%
C$37.94
+13.4%
N/AC$5.28BC$5.67B10.4310,039
SJ
Stella-Jones
2.2701 of 5 stars
C$71.32
+0.1%
C$88.00
+23.4%
-8.9%C$4.02BC$3.46B11.56280
NVEI
Nuvei
N/AC$47.61
-0.5%
N/A+66.7%C$3.13BC$1.31B-432.821,370News Coverage
QBR.A
Quebecor
N/AC$36.24
+9.1%
N/A+12.8%C$2.78BC$5.67B10.4810,000

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This page (TSE:CCO) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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