Raymond James Issues Negative Estimate for Cameco Earnings

Cameco Co. (NYSE:CCJ) (TSE:CCO) – Stock analysts at Raymond James cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Cameco in a report released on Thursday, January 2nd. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Cameco’s current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Cameco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

Separately, Janney Montgomery Scott raised shares of Cameco to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.56.

Cameco Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE CCJ opened at $52.16 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.88 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $54.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 274.54 and a beta of 0.91. Cameco has a 1 year low of $35.43 and a 1 year high of $62.55.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) (TSE:CCO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The basic materials company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by ($0.40). The firm had revenue of $721.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $646.83 million. Cameco had a return on equity of 3.33% and a net margin of 4.15%. Cameco’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.24 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cameco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new stake in Cameco during the second quarter worth $73,125,000. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Cameco by 58.0% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 3,777,866 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $181,382,000 after purchasing an additional 1,386,639 shares during the period. M&G PLC bought a new stake in shares of Cameco during the 3rd quarter worth $66,227,000. Segra Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cameco in the 3rd quarter worth about $53,013,000. Finally, Fred Alger Management LLC grew its position in Cameco by 99.7% during the third quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 1,680,259 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $80,249,000 after buying an additional 839,077 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.21% of the company’s stock.

Cameco Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th were issued a dividend of $0.118 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. This is a boost from Cameco’s previous annual dividend of $0.09. This represents a yield of 0.22%. Cameco’s payout ratio is 57.89%.

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.