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. This segment also produces CANDU reactor fuel bundles and other reactor components. The company offers nuclear fuel processing services. The Westinghouse segment engages in the manufacture of nuclear reactor technology original equipment. This segment provides products and services to commercial utilities and government agencies; and outage and maintenance services, engineering support, instrumentation and controls equipment, plant modification, and components and parts to nuclear reactors. It sells its uranium and fuel services to nuclear utilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Cameco Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Cameco Corporation

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Key Points
Cameco stock has generated humongous returns in the past.
While past performance does not guarantee future returns, Cameco could be an exception.
Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) stock has soared more than 60% in 2025 as of this writing, but this isn't another meme stock. Far from it.
Cameco is, in fact, a well-established stalwart in the uranium industry and is incredibly well-placed to benefit from the global nuclear energy resurgence. It is one of the few stocks you shouldn't go wrong with if you're looking to ride the nuclear wave.
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In fact, you'll want to grab some shares of Cameco before October ends. Here's why.
All set to catch the nuclear energy boom
Nuclear energy is quickly taking center stage as a steady and a reliable source of clean energy to meet the surging demand for electricity, especially from artificial intelligence (AI) operations and data centers that consume massive amounts of power. That's one of the reasons why President Donald Trump is also going all in to boost the domestic nuclear energy industry.
That also means massive potential for the supply side of the industry, especially providers of nuclear fuel, uranium. And it's where Cameco steps in.
Cameco is one of the largest uranium miners in the world, selling uranium and fuel services to nuclear utilities across America, Europe, and Asia. Cameco's 49% stake in Westinghouse Electric Company also makes it a top supplier of nuclear equipment and technologies.
Here's where things start to get interesting. Cameco's third-quarter earnings report coming up on Nov. 5 could propel the stock higher.
Why Cameco's sales and earnings could surge
Cameco has two big things going for it: uranium prices and Westinghouse.
Cameco regularly calculates average industry uranium prices and releases them. Its September-end spot uranium price of $82.63 per pound, as well as long-term price of $83 per pound, are the highest in all of 2025.
With Cameco also already locking in delivery commitments for 2025 under long-term contracts, its revenue could get a solid boost in Q3, backed by higher volumes as well as prices.
Westinghouse, meanwhile, should drive Cameco's earnings higher. Last quarter, Cameco significantly bumped up its expectations from Westinghouse. The Trump administration's push to restart idled nuclear reactors and build more creates significant opportunities for Westinghouse.
Should you buy Cameco stock hand over fist?
A strong earnings report, though, is a short-term potential catalyst for Cameco stock. Its long-term thesis is a lot more compelling, and you should be able to get a glimpse of it as well in November.
Cameco plans its production for long-term contracting with utilities, not for spot uranium exposure. Cameco believes utilities will have to secure a "significant amount of uranium" through 2045 to meet their fuel needs. The World Nuclear Association's latest biennial report, meanwhile, suggests that demand for uranium could more than double by 2040.
Cameco has been steadfast and strong through the worst of times. Today, the outlook for nuclear energy and uranium looks better than ever. Cameco has been a monster stock in the past, and the next big bull run might just be getting started. Buying some shares now, therefore, could be a solid investment move.
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1 Incredible Reason to Buy Cameco (CCJ) Stock Before October Ends

Key Points
Nuclear energy has zoomed into the spotlight under Donald Trump's presidency.
Booming demand from data centers is also a big push for nuclear power.
One of the best ways to bet on the nuclear energy wave is to buy and hold selectively good stocks.
Nuclear energy is making a solid comeback, driven by three powerful growth drivers: President Trump's bold policies to revive the industry, booming demand for reliable power from artificial intelligence data centers, and the secular shift from fossil fuels to clean energy.
The U.S. is already the world's largest producer of nuclear energy, but Trump wants to expand the nation's nuclear power capacity fourfold by 2050. The president has signed several executive orders to expedite nuclear reactor licensing, restart idled reactors, speed up approvals for advanced nuclear reactor projects, and increase domestic production of nuclear fuel, uranium.
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Here are two no-brainer nuclear energy stocks to buy to catch the nuclear momentum.
This nuclear power giant has bagged some massive deals
Since becoming a stand-alone publicly listed company in 2022 after separation from Exelon, Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG) has focused exclusively on clean energy centered on nuclear power.
Today, Constellation Energy is the leading producer of carbon-free energy and operates the largest nuclear fleet in the United States. The company isn't resting on its laurels, though. It's on track to acquire Calpine in a $16.4 billion cash-and-stock deal, including $12.7 billion of Calpine's debt, to create a low-and-free-carbon energy giant with a capacity of nearly 60 gigawatts (GW). That's almost twice the owned generating capacity Constellation Energy had as of the end of 2024.
The acquisition will expand Constellation Energy's footprint in fast-growing artificial intelligence data center markets like Texas and be immediately accretive to earnings and cash flows. Meanwhile, the recent flurry of deals Constellation Energy has signed clearly shows the growing demand for nuclear energy and the company's potential.
Last year for instance, Constellation Energy signed its biggest power purchase agreement (PPA) ever with tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), agreeing to supply power to Microsoft's data centers over 20 years. It's a significant deal from the nuclear energy industry's standpoint as Constellation Energy plans to restart shuttered Unit 1 of its Three Mile Island nuclear power plant (renamed as the Crane Clean Energy Center) to provide power to Microsoft. In June this year, Constellation Energy signed another 20-year nuclear energy PPA, this time with tech behemoth Meta Platforms.
It's hard to match Constellation Energy's size and scale in nuclear power, and that alone makes it a no-brainer nuclear energy stock to buy. What's more, Constellation Energy also pays a regular dividend, raised its dividend payout by 10% earlier this year, and is aggressively repurchasing shares.
Here's how to buy many nuclear energy stocks at one go
If the dizzying rally in nuclear energy stocks has got you edgy, consider buying a nuclear energy exchange-traded fund (ETF). My top pick is the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NYSEMKT: NLR) which offers exposure to the entire nuclear energy industry, from uranium miners to nuclear plant developers, utilities, and suppliers.
The ETF owned 28 stocks as of Sept. 30, 2025. These were its top five holdings, with the percentage of its net assets invested in each as of Oct. 20, 2025:
Constellation Energy (7.4%): nuclear energy power.
Centrus Energy (6.57%): uranium enrichment and fuel services.
BWX Technologies (6%): nuclear components and services for the U.S. Navy.
As you can see, the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF owns stocks of all kinds of companies from the nuclear energy industry. Morover, it's not limited to the U.S. but gives you a global exposure as it mirrors the MVIS Global Uranium &y Nuclear Energy Index. This index tracks the performance of the world's largest and most liquid nuclear and uranium companies, including companies from Australia, China, Canada, Kazakhstan, and the U.K.
Purchasing shares of the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF is just like buying a stock. But through the ETF, you can invest in some of the world's largest and fastest-growing companies in the red-hot nuclear energy space. The VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.56% and also pays a dividend, with a 30-day SEC yield of 0.86%.
If you're a growth investor, Constellation Energy stock will appeal to you. But if you want a more balanced exposure to nuclear energy, investing partly in the stock and partly in the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF could be a smart investing bet.
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Key Points
Cameco is a large uranium miner and processor.
The company is based out of Canada and has material operations in economically and politically stable regions.
Cameco has been broadening its business to include nuclear services.
Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) has had a great run so far in 2025, with the stock up a heady 80% year to date at the time of this writing. For comparison, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up about 13% over the same span. That's pretty incredible outperformance, but can it continue? The answer to that question requires a deep dive into what Cameco does.
What does Cameco do?
From a big-picture perspective Cameco, is best categorized as a miner. What's interesting here is that it mines for uranium, the fuel used in nuclear power plants. To be fair, it does more than just mine for uranium, it also processes it and, more recently, the company took a 50% stake in Westinghouse, a service provider to the nuclear power industry. But the big thing is still the connection to nuclear power.
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Nuclear power is, once again, in vogue. As a source of electricity it provides always-on power, also called base-load power, and it doesn't emit greenhouse gases, so it is so-called clean energy. That makes it a valuable companion to intermittent renewable power sources like solar and wind. With huge demand expected from things like data centers and artificial intelligence, the world has started to embrace nuclear power as a desirable energy option.
The problem is that nuclear power has been through periods similar to this before. But high-profile nuclear accidents (Fukushima, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island) quickly changed the world's view of nuclear power when they occurred. Accidents happen, so it is highly likely that another nuclear meltdown will, eventually, take place. That could again shift the view of nuclear power, and Cameco, for the worse. There's no way to avoid that risk if you buy Cameco stock.
The long-term picture is attractive for Cameco
Assuming you are willing to take on the idiosyncratic risks associated with the nuclear power niche, Cameco could have a very bright future as a business. Cameco estimates that starting around 2030, the demand for uranium will begin to outstrip the supply of the nuclear fuel. Currently planned supply expansions aren't nearly large enough to bridge the supply gap that is expected to emerge over the decades that follow.
When a commodity sees more demand than there is supply the price of that commodity usually starts to head sharply higher. That's the background that supports a very bright outlook for Cameco. To be fair, high commodity prices generally bring in new investment, so the outlook may not be as rosy as it seems today. But the trend is pretty clear: Higher uranium prices will be in the cards if things don't change with uranium supply or demand.
On top of that, Cameco has diversified its business to include nuclear power services, via its investment in Westinghouse. That business should provide more consistent revenue over time, helping to offset some of the inherent volatility in the company's commodity-driven uranium mining and processing operations. All in, it is a fairly compelling backdrop.
That said, Cameco's price-to-book value ratio has risen dramatically and is now near the highest levels in the company's history. In fact, the P/B ratio is above where it was just prior to the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. It looks like investors have priced in a lot of good news at this point, suggesting that things may need to go very well if there is to be further sustained upside in the stock.
Tread with caution with Cameco
Cameco is a well-run business and if you are looking for a pick-and-shovel play in the nuclear power sector it is a good candidate. But if you buy it you really need to believe that there is material growth ahead for nuclear power and, thus, more demand coming for uranium. You also need to make sure you are comfortable with the headline risk inherent to the industry because of the potential for nuclear meltdowns. This is not a great option for risk-averse investors. And yet, if things go well, the business could continue to see strong demand and earnings for years to come.
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Cameco Stock Is Having a Good Year so Far. Can the Run Continue?

Key Points
NuScale Power's vision for small modular reactors is about to become a reality.
Tracking competition and adoption pace will be key.
NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) was created in 2007 for a single purpose: to bring the world's first small modular nuclear reactor design to market. Roughly 17 years later, the company is closer than ever to achieving this vision. In fact, it is likely to become the first company to make the real-world adoption of small-scale nuclear reactors a reality.
Notably, the company's market cap remains at just $10 billion. The next 17 years of the company's history could see that figure balloon higher. There are three storylines in particular to track closely.
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1. When will NuScale Power book its first order?
With funding support from its majority investor, Fluor (NYSE: FLR), NuScale became the first company to receive certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2023 for its 50 megawatt (MW) unit. In May of 2025, it received certification for a larger, 77 MW version. With these certifications in hand, NuScale began production of 12 modular units -- enough to complete a first order. Management believes a deal should be achieved by the end of the year.
This milestone should be reached fairly soon. But it's a game-changer for both the company and the industry as a whole. Small nuclear reactors have been a promising technology for decades, yet cost, feasibility, and societal pushback have prevented their real-world adoption. But now, the future is finally here. Well, almost. If NuScale can close a deal this year for reactors that are not only certified but also already under construction, the age of small modular reactors will have finally arrived.
Note that it may take until 2030 for any potential deal to actually be completed, given long engineering timelines. But revenue should be accrued significantly before then, causing investment and excitement to ramp considerably across the sector.
2. How fast will the competition catch up?
If NuScale completes its first order this year, the next question becomes: When will the competition catch up? There are many other players in the space, including publicly traded peers like Oklo, Westinghouse, and GE Vernova. Each company has a slightly different strategy.
NuScale is mostly focused on civilian-grade commercial power generation. Oklo, on the other hand, is developing a compact liquid-metal fast reactor. These reactors differ from the traditional water-cooled designs that NuScale specializes in. Through partially owned GE Hitachi, GE Vernova also has some exposure to smaller reactors, though its design is relatively large and uses a simpler boiling water design. Westinghouse, co-owned by Brookfield Renewable and Cameco, already has a project planned in the U.K,, though it still lacks complete certification.
While water-cooled designs are arguably more proven, with clearer certification pathways, Oklo's approach has clear advantages when it comes to sustainability (its reactors can run on recycled nuclear fuel) and size (its reactors can be a fraction of the size of NuScale's, offering advantages in remote areas).
Competitors like Oklo, Westinghouse, and GE Vernova may still be years away from SMR certification, giving NuScale a structural advantage when it comes to booking customers, building scale, and proving its technology in real-world environments. But as mentioned, NuScale's potential success will draw increased interest from investors and customers. Monitoring the competition over the next two to five years will be critical for every nuclear investor.
3. Which problems will small modular nuclear reactors solve?
Long term, the biggest open question is which industries will see the greatest adoption of small, modular nuclear reactors.
If ultra-compact reactors for remote worksites and communities become the biggest winners, Oklo arguably has a leading position. But if electric utilities looking to ditch fossil fuels and complement the intermittency of conventional renewable energy generation begin to adopt SMRs, or if data centers thirsty for power due to rising demand for artificial intelligence look to nuclear, NuScale and Westinghouse have an advantage. Boiling water reactors like GE Vernova's, however, have a long history of safety. If adoption of more complex SMR designs struggles, we could see simpler systems like this succeed.
Put simply, picking a small modular reactor stock isn't as simple as predicting a rise in demand for such technologies. Which specific industries adopt these technologies will help lead investors to the right pick. With artificial intelligence spending expected to rise by 30% per year over the next decades, plus a rise in demand from utilities looking to meet clean energy mandates and stabilize their grids, I'm expecting demand for NuScale's products to soar over the next 17 years.
Just understand that the revenue curve may be slower than expected. These projects take time to construct and build real-world validation. No matter which nuclear stock you choose, be sure to maintain a long time horizon.
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Where Will NuScale Power Be in 17 Years?

Investors in Cameco Corp. (Symbol: CCJ) saw new options become available today, for the September 2026 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 340 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CCJ options chain for the new September 2026 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $90.00 strike price has a current bid of $13.00. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $90.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $77.00 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of CCJ, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $92.28/share today.
Because the $90.00 strike represents an approximate 2% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 64%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 14.44% return on the cash commitment, or 15.51% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Cameco Corp., and highlighting in green where the $90.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $100.00 strike price has a current bid of $14.65. If an investor was to purchase shares of CCJ stock at the current price level of $92.28/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $100.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 24.24% if the stock gets called away at the September 2026 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if CCJ shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Cameco Corp., as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing CCJ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $100.00 strike represents an approximate 8% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 44%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 15.88% boost of extra return to the investor, or 17.04% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 49%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 50%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 249 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $92.28) to be 48%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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CCJ September 2026 Options Begin Trading

Key Points
All attention now is on nuclear power and crucial minerals.
Stocks like Cameco and USA Rare Earth are sitting on explosive growth opportunities.
Some stocks have the potential to deliver extraordinary returns over time. They generally fall into two camps: established players with wide economic moats and growth catalysts, or young companies in red-hot industries that are just starting to take off.
I have identified one compelling stock from each category that looks particularly attractive right now, thanks to the potential for extreme growth in nuclear energy and mining for rare earth minerals. Buying these stocks now and holding them for 5 to 10 years could generate monster returns.
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This miner for rare-earth elements is taking off
Rare earth elements are all the rage now. They're vital for several key industries such as electric vehicles (EVs), semiconductors, electronics, wind turbines, and medical imaging. Their importance was already well known, but the renewed interest in the stock of rare-earth element miners is largely credited to President Donald Trump's policies targeting supply chains for crucial materials.
Currently, 80% of the rare earth elements consumed in the U.S. are imported, with 77% coming from China. The Trump administration is going all-in to reduce this reliance for such crucial materials, buying stakes in companies to fuel domestic mining and production of rare earth elements.
One rare earth miner whose stock is turning out to be a monster that could be the next Trump target is USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR). The stock has soared 250% in just the past three months, and it could rally even higher.
While there are several companies mining for rare earth minerals, USA Rare Earth is a vertically integrated mining-to-magnets company. Simply put, it mines rare earth minerals and manufactures magnets, the end-use products that go into EV motors, hard disc drives, wind turbine generators, MRI machines, and defense and aerospace equipment.
USA Rare Earth holds mining rights to the Round Top Mountain deposit in Texas, but is currently focused on building a rare earth magnet plant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It expects to begin production as early as next year and is acquiring U.K.-based LCM for $100 million in cash and $6.74 million in stock to scale up production to a full capacity of 5,000 metric tons. LCM's output will be used as feedstock at Stillwater.
USA Rare Earth's new CEO, Barbara Humpton, recently said in a CNBC interview that the company is in close communication with the Trump administration for a potential deal. In July, the U.S. Department of Defense struck a deal to acquire a 15% stake in another producer of rare earth elements, MP Materials (NYSE: MP).
With China recently imposing more-stringent export controls on these raw materials, there's an even bigger incentive for the U.S. government to push domestic miners. With USA Rare Earth already signing up several customers and expecting its first magnet sales next year, the stock could generate explosive returns in the long term.
This stock has surged 800% in 5 years
Nuclear energy stocks are on fire, powered by soaring demand for electricity from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers that require enormous amounts of power to keep their servers and cooling systems running around the clock. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that global demand for electricity to power data centers will more than double by 2030, surpassing the entire electricity consumption of Japan today.
President Trump has further fueled interest in nuclear energy and uranium stocks by signing multiple orders to expedite the build-out of nuclear reactors and uranium fuel supplies. Nuclear reactors run on uranium fuel, and the U.S. imports 99% of the uranium concentrate used to make nuclear fuel.
The two catalysts present huge growth opportunities for the nuclear power and uranium industries, and one company sitting prominently at the forefront is Canada-based Cameco (NYSE: CCJ), one of the largest uranium miners in the world.
Shares of Cameco had already generated monster returns well before investors caught up with nuclear energy stocks in 2025. The stock has more than doubled in the past six months.
Cameco sells uranium concentrate and fuel services directly to nuclear power utilities in 16 countries under long-term contracts. It also owns a 49% stake in Westinghouse Electric Company, a supplier of technology, equipment, and services for the nuclear power sector. That makes Cameco a top play in two crucial sections of the nuclear energy industry: nuclear fuel, and construction and maintenance of nuclear power plants.
Given the persistently low level of long-term uranium contracting, Cameco believes utilities will have to secure significant amounts of uranium -- in the billions of pounds -- to meet their fuel requirements through 2045. That should set the stage for explosive growth for Cameco and its stock in the coming years. The company has also paid a dividend every year since going public in 1991.
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In recent trading, shares of Cameco Corp. (Symbol: CCJ) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $37.06, changing hands for $37.35/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level. Analyst reaction may also depend on the fundamental business developments that may be responsible for driving the stock price higher — if things are looking up for the company, perhaps it is time for that target price to be raised.
There are 9 different analyst targets within the Zacks coverage universe contributing to that average for Cameco Corp., but the average is just that — a mathematical average. There are analysts with lower targets than the average, including one looking for a price of $27.18. And then on the other side of the spectrum one analyst has a target as high as $55.00. The standard deviation is $7.774.
But the whole reason to look at the average CCJ price target in the first place is to tap into a "wisdom of crowds" effort, putting together the contributions of all the individual minds who contributed to the ultimate number, as opposed to what just one particular expert believes. And so with CCJ crossing above that average target price of $37.06/share, investors in CCJ have been given a good signal to spend fresh time assessing the company and deciding for themselves: is $37.06 just one stop on the way to an even higher target, or has the valuation gotten stretched to the point where it is time to think about taking some chips off the table? Below is a table showing the current thinking of the analysts that cover Cameco Corp.:
Recent CCJ Analyst Ratings Breakdown
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Current
1 Month Ago
2 Month Ago
3 Month Ago
Strong buy ratings:
6
6
6
6
Buy ratings:
2
2
2
2
Hold ratings:
0
0
0
0
Sell ratings:
0
0
0
0
Strong sell ratings:
0
0
0
0
Average rating:
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
The average rating presented in the last row of the above table above is from 1 to 5 where 1 is Strong Buy and 5 is Strong Sell. This article used data provided by Zacks Investment Research via Quandl.com. Get the latest Zacks research report on CCJ — FREE.
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CCJ Crosses Above Average Analyst Target

Denison Mines Corp (NYSEMKT: DNN) closed at $2.82, up 1.44%. Trading volume reached 124.66 million shares, nearly 1.7 times its three-month average. Shares touched $2.92 intraday, matching their 52-week high.
The broader market pulled back. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) fell 0.55% to 6,656.92, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) dropped 0.95% to 22,573.47.
Among uranium peers, Cameco Corp (NYSE: CCJ) rose 0.67% to $86.89 despite announcing a pullback in its 2025 production guidance, while NexGen Energy Ltd (NYSE: NXE) gained 1.68% to $9.08.
Denison has been moving forward on several fronts, recently securing a key regulatory approval for its Wheeler River project and beginning early test mining at another site. At the same time, the uranium market is drawing greater attention as governments expand nuclear energy plans, supplies remain tight, and policy support builds in North America. For investors, Cameco's decision to scale back output adds to the focus on developers like Denison, which could play a bigger role in meeting demand if these trends continue.
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Stock Market Today: Denison Mines Stock Climbs on Sector Momentum

In recent trading, shares of Cameco Corp. (Symbol: CCJ) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $34.26, changing hands for $35.16/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level. Analyst reaction may also depend on the fundamental business developments that may be responsible for driving the stock price higher — if things are looking up for the company, perhaps it is time for that target price to be raised.
There are 9 different analyst targets within the Zacks coverage universe contributing to that average for Cameco Corp., but the average is just that — a mathematical average. There are analysts with lower targets than the average, including one looking for a price of $27.18. And then on the other side of the spectrum one analyst has a target as high as $38.00. The standard deviation is $3.666.
But the whole reason to look at the average CCJ price target in the first place is to tap into a "wisdom of crowds" effort, putting together the contributions of all the individual minds who contributed to the ultimate number, as opposed to what just one particular expert believes. And so with CCJ crossing above that average target price of $34.26/share, investors in CCJ have been given a good signal to spend fresh time assessing the company and deciding for themselves: is $34.26 just one stop on the way to an even higher target, or has the valuation gotten stretched to the point where it is time to think about taking some chips off the table? Below is a table showing the current thinking of the analysts that cover Cameco Corp.:
The average rating presented in the last row of the above table above is from 1 to 5 where 1 is Strong Buy and 5 is Strong Sell. This article used data provided by Zacks Investment Research via Quandl.com. Get the latest Zacks research report on CCJ — FREE.
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