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Cameco CorporationCCO.TOCOMMENTOct 20, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Aug 24, 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.
We are seeing a trend that he hopes will continue i.e. analysts’ forecasts, which are now starting to swing back upwards. The stock is quite reasonable at 1.25X Book. PE at 14 is nothing to write home about, but nonetheless the stock historically is cheap. You would think that in an eco world, we have to have nuclear coming back. There is a constant demand out of China. Nuclear still makes a lot of sense.