Critical Analysis: Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) vs. Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund (OTCMKTS:SRUUF)

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund (OTCMKTS:SRUUF) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Cameco and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cameco	9.72%	5.63%	3.68%
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Cameco and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cameco	0	0	5	2	3.29
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund	0	0	0	0	N/A

Cameco presently has a consensus target price of $66.56, suggesting a potential upside of 21.50%. Given Cameco’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cameco and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cameco	$2.65 billion	8.99	$267.32 million	$0.39	140.46
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund.

Summary

Cameco beats Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cameco

Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity. It operates through Uranium, Fuel Services, Westinghouse segments. The Uranium segment is involved in the exploration for, mining, and milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. The Fuel Services segment engages in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate, as well as the purchase and sale of conversion services. This segment also produces CANDU reactor fuel bundles and other reactor components. The company offers nuclear fuel processing services. The Westinghouse segment engages in the manufacture of nuclear reactor technology original equipment. This segment provides products and services to commercial utilities and government agencies; and outage and maintenance services, engineering support, instrumentation and controls equipment, plant modification, and components and parts to nuclear reactors. It sells its uranium and fuel services to nuclear utilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Cameco Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

About Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund

Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.