Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Cameco (CCJ)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Cameco (NYSE: CCJ):

• 4/1/2025 – Cameco is now covered by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein. They set an “outperform” rating and a $52.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/19/2025 – Cameco was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/12/2025 – Cameco was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Canada to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 3/12/2025 – Cameco had its price target raised by analysts at Glj Research from $62.76 to $75.68. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Cameco is now covered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Cameco was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 3/4/2025 – Cameco had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/21/2025 – Cameco was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Cameco Stock Performance

Shares of CCJ stock traded up $0.67 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $41.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,068,616 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,122,073. Cameco Co. has a 52 week low of $35.43 and a 52 week high of $62.55. The company has a market cap of $18.21 billion, a PE ratio of 149.40 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a fifty day moving average of $46.21 and a 200-day moving average of $50.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.88, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) (TSE:CCO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The basic materials company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.26. Cameco had a return on equity of 4.34% and a net margin of 5.39%. The firm had revenue of $845.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Cameco Co. will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cameco

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in Cameco during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Cameco in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new stake in shares of Cameco in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Pingora Partners LLC purchased a new position in Cameco in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in Cameco during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.21% of the company’s stock.

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.