Raymond James Issues Positive Outlook for Cameco Earnings

Cameco Co. (TSE:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ) – Equities researchers at Raymond James raised their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cameco in a research note issued on Thursday, January 2nd. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.62.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Cameco from C$80.00 to C$86.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Janney Montgomery Scott raised shares of Cameco to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. National Bankshares increased their price target on shares of Cameco from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Friday, November 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on shares of Cameco from C$75.00 to C$78.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, 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. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$84.30.

Cameco Stock Performance

TSE:CCO opened at C$76.70 on Friday. Cameco has a 1 year low of C$48.71 and a 1 year high of C$88.18. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$77.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$68.32. 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 has a market capitalization of C$33.38 billion, a PE ratio of 130.00, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.90.

Insider Transactions at Cameco

In related news, Senior Officer Lisa Lorene Aitken sold 2,000 shares of the 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 80,962 shares of company stock valued at $6,800,456. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Cameco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.22%. This is an increase from Cameco’s previous annual dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Cameco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.34%.

Cameco Company Profile

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.