Cameco CorporationCCO.TOCOMMENTApr 12, 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.
You could argue that uranium prices have really topped out. Uranium has really come back a lot since the Japanese crisis a few years ago. The nuclear reactor is coming back on stream, but is very slow. A few months ago, a major Japanese utility company cancelled their contract. A lot of their business is long-term contracts. They are also having issues with CRA on tax returns from a few years ago, which is a big overhang on the stock. If you have a very long-term outlook, uranium prices should improve, but she doesn’t see any catalyst for it to get back to $17 in the near term.