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Cameco CorporationCCO.TODON'T BUYApr 18, 2013Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Aug 25, 2026. Market Open.
ChatGPT unleashed a need for reliable power to electricity-hungry data centres. Recent results were mixed, but noteworthy was Westinghouse filing confidential IPO application. That should be huge, and CCO will benefit as 50% owner. Uranium supply/demand should get much tighter; demand will grow, and governments are investing in nuclear.
PE is high, but it's more of a net asset value story (very discounted compared to what it's really worth).
It goes back to the fact that there's been some profit-taking over the past month or so. Still up 50% over last 12 months. Long-term, clean-energy/renewable theme makes a lot of sense. Fallen to around the 200-day MA, still pretty attractive from a technical perspective with its higher highs and higher lows.
He owns some bonds, but hasn't pulled the trigger on the equity. Disconnect between a 10-year horizon for contracts and the current spot price for uranium. Spot price won't be showing up in the profitability.
If you've made money, well done. Remember that commodities tend to overshoot in either direction. Don't add at these levels.
Good news for uranium is that natural gas prices have started to pick up and it has been a colder than expected winter. If that continues, it could be positive for uranium. It seems that China is going full speed ahead with building nuclear power plants. The bottom line is that with cheap natural gas and cheap coal there is lots of competition. Cheaper to build natural gas powered and coal plants than it is uranium. He has no interest in this.