Stantec (STN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCO or STN?

Cameco received 291 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.79% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 51.31% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cameco	Outperform Votes 741 72.79%	Underperform Votes 277 27.21%
Stantec	Outperform Votes 450 51.31%	Underperform Votes 427 48.69%

Do analysts recommend CCO or STN?

Cameco currently has a consensus target price of C$82.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.77%. Stantec has a consensus target price of C$126.36, indicating a potential upside of 7.43%. Given Stantec's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than Cameco.

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
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is CCO or STN a better dividend stock?

Cameco pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cameco pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 27.6% 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.

Is CCO or STN more profitable?

Cameco has a net margin of 9.70% compared to Stantec's net margin of 6.31%. Stantec's return on equity of 12.91% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cameco	9.70%	4.23%	2.38%
Stantec	6.31%	12.91%	5.70%

Which has more volatility and risk, CCO or STN?

Cameco has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CCO or STN?

In the previous week, Cameco had 10 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cameco and 5 mentions for Stantec. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Stantec's score of 0.29 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cameco	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stantec	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CCO or STN?

76.1% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cameco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CCO or STN?

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Stantec 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
Cameco	C$2.65B	13.23	C$257.14M	C$0.59	136.56
Stantec	C$5.42B	2.48	C$342.30M	C$3.04	38.69

Summary

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