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Cameco CorporationCCO.TOCOMMENTMay 12, 2016Stock 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.
Hold or Sell? It is going to take a couple of years for uranium to resolve itself. Expects at today’s price, you will be happy 5 years from now. What he does in situations like this where there is underlying value, if the stock is volatile enough, selling near dated Puts and Calls and capturing the premiums. That forces you over time to do something logical, Buy low and Sell high, and it causes you to get paid doing something logical in the interim. You need to talk this over with your financial advisor.