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Cameco CorporationCCO.TODON'T BUYMay 20, 2014Stock 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.
If we have an inflationary economy, then you want to own all the resources, because the economy will do well relative to rising inflation. The difficulty is that the uranium price is doing the “dead cat” bounce right now. Demand for this has slowed ever since the Fukushima disaster. Dividend has stayed the same, around $0.40, so it is not like getting a big upside in the growth in income and therefore you need share price performance and the stock has not done a whole lot in a long time.