Cameco CorporationCCO.TODON'T BUYMay 03, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Sep 14, 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.
The company is saying that the current tax issue is going to go away and is not going to be a problem, and if it doesn’t go away they are well reserved for it. He just doesn’t see a lot of growth in this. They’ve had lots of problems with their mines in the past, and have never really recovered from it. Believes that there is a long-term future for uranium, but just doesn’t know if it is a great business to be involved in.