TSE:CCO

Cameco Corporation (CCO.TO)

131.88
+10.90 (9.01%)
as of Aug 4, 2026, 3:42:39 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 39 opinions in the last 12 months.

Cameco Corporation (CCO) has emerged as a prominent player in the uranium sector, benefiting from the growing demand for nuclear power amidst rising energy prices and evolving market dynamics. Various experts highlight the company's strong growth potential and stable position in a volatile market, yet caution about its high valuation, making it both a coveted and risky investment. While the stock has experienced significant appreciation over the past year, with many analysts suggesting strategic buys on dips, concerns about future earnings and technical breakdowns have surfaced, leading to a mixed sentiment among experts. The consensus indicates long-term bullishness due to structural changes in nuclear energy, but it is accompanied by calls for caution, emphasizing a measured approach in the current high valuation environment.

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DON'T BUY

Q4 earnings were well above, but guidance was 3% lower. Very attractive multi-year outlook -- demand for uranium won't stop, and this is your marquee player. Growth rate is 40%. Compounded annual growth is 26-28%, amazing.

Valuation is the problem, ~70x PE for 2027. Better value elsewhere.

DON'T BUY

Extremely overvalued, though he has loved this for many years. It's ahead of its skiis. Would enter when the price is cut in half.

BUY

Good buying opportunity. Part of the AI data centre buildout. Market volatility means some are taking profits in this name, but still good long-term hold (at least 5 years).

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Pullback simply a result of its big run plus money flow into all commodities. Longer term, lots of runway. World's moving to nuclear. Has revenue and growing earnings. Work your way in on pullbacks.

BUY

Nuclear renaissance underway. War in Ukraine tightened supply, and now the US data centre buildout. Clean and green power. Backdrop is the best in decades. Secular growth story, despite its commodity production. Lots more ahead.

WEAK BUY

Caught momentum from nuclear reinvigoration globally -- key driver for that `is AI demand. By far, nuclear is the most stable and cost-effective. However, building out reactors is not easy (not to mention regulatory hurdles).

Strong underlying trends with demand for uranium. Great name. Another, but safer, way to play indirectly is with ATRL.

PARTIAL BUY
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BUY

Nuclear has really come into its own. Get your nuclear AI exposure directly through NVDA, MSFT, or CCO.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Probably has, by far, the largest uranium deposit in the world, and it's easy to access. The idea of nuclear coming back around the world will really help in the next little while. Stock's run up a lot in anticipation of that, so expect a pullback. Shift to smaller modules will also help.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 07/25, Up 75%)

It was quite interesting that they bought Westinghouse and now they hold 50% interest in the "arm supplier" to the nuclear business. Anything growing that involves nuclear with touch Westinghouse--he saw this as a growth avenue. CCO has a stable cash flow. Nuclear is a long-term growth industry because AI centres need power.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Fair bit of volatility, which gives a fantastic opportunity to write covered calls. Longer term, thinks it continues to go higher. Electronics plus data centres pose a power challenge in future. Nuclear is one way to solve this. When he plays the sector, this is typically the name he goes to.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Trades at 90x PE and 60x 2026. Will it grow into earnings or correct? Is cautious about stocks that have run up in the uranium space. Is cautious chasing strength but would buy weakness.

TOP PICK

If its reality is going to be more growth and building of nuclear plants, this name will be involved. Have to think of it as a slow-growth story. Stock price is seeing volatility right now. If White House politicizes Federal Reserve and forces interest rates down to 1%, the USD will probably fall, which will send up commodity prices (as all commodities are priced in US dollars). That would put CCO, gold, oil & gas right in the wheelhouse for the future. But would also cause inflation, so the US has to tread slowly.

For the long run, decent buy at this level. For patient investors only. Yield is 0.22%.

(Analysts’ price target is $152.56)
BUY

Outlook for uranium is really strong, as is the outlook for nuclear power. Assuming we're going to get the buildout of data centres, the biggest concern will be power production. The granddaddy. Trading around, or just below, 50-day MA. Long-term MA's are sloped higher. Estimates for earnings are going up, not down.

Traded better than ~80% of companies in S&P over the last 52 weeks. Relatively early stages of a commodity bull market.

COMMENT

He doesn't really know enough about it. The stock's really going up with the price of uranium. With the AI buildout, everyone's looking to build more and more nuclear power plants. Nuclear will definitely play a bigger part of the energy in our lives.

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