Cameco FY2025 EPS Reduced by National Bank Financial

Cameco Co. (TSE:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cameco in a report issued on Monday, January 27th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sidibe now expects that the company will earn $1.55 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.64. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Cameco’s FY2027 earnings at $2.27 EPS.

Cameco (TSE:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported C($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.23 by C($0.24). Cameco had a return on equity of 4.23% and a net margin of 9.70%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.32 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on CCO. Eight Capital increased their target price on Cameco from C$80.00 to C$90.00 in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Cameco from C$80.00 to C$86.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. National Bankshares lifted their target price on Cameco from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Cameco from C$75.00 to C$90.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Cameco from C$81.00 to C$88.00 in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$84.30.

Cameco Stock Performance

Shares of CCO stock opened at C$72.83 on Thursday. Cameco has a 12 month low of C$48.71 and a 12 month high of C$88.18. The stock has a market capitalization of C$31.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 123.44, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a current ratio of 3.22, a quick ratio of 3.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average is C$77.37 and its 200 day moving average is C$68.80.

Cameco Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.16 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. This is a positive change from Cameco’s previous annual dividend of $0.12. Cameco’s payout ratio is 20.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Senior Officer Lisa Lorene Aitken sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$75.19, for a total transaction of C$150,380.00. Also, Senior Officer Tim Scott Gitzel sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$85.66, for a total transaction of C$4,283,000.00. Insiders have sold a total of 80,962 shares of company stock worth $6,800,456 in the last ninety days. 0.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Cameco

Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity. It operates through Uranium, Fuel Services, Westinghouse segments. The Uranium segment is involved in the exploration for, mining, and milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. The Fuel Services segment engages in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate, as well as the purchase and sale of conversion services.