Cameco CorporationCCO.TOTOP PICKApr 05, 2017Stock 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 real game changer in his view was when the OPEC cartel opted to take about 2 million barrels a day of global oil supply off the market to support prices. The Kazakhstan state owned mining company who controlled 30% of the global uranium supply, curtailed production by 10% in early January, and that immediately tightened the uranium market. The stock actually responded prior to that, so there might be some element of a Trump bump in there. Uranium prices have strengthened from $18 a pound to $23, and long-term prices are much higher. Dividend yield of 2.7%. (Analysts’ price target is $16.)