Insights on Cameco – Analysts' Perspective

By Tamara Parker • Tuesday, July 23 07:49 • Permanent Link

Cameco logged a 2.1% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $47.61 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. CCJ's trading volume is 2,544,189 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,340,677.

Cameco trades -12.9% away from its average analyst target price of $54.66 per share. The 8 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $45.23 to $60.38, and on average have given Cameco a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in CCJ, you'll want to know the following:

Cameco has moved 42.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 21.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.39, Cameco has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 122.1 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
CCJ has a forward P/E ratio of 35.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.33 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.37 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Cameco is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.38 compared to its sector average of 2.69
Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity.

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