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In the latest session, Cameco Corp (NYSE: CCJ) closed at $49.51 down -0.32% from its previous closing price of $49.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.34 million shares were traded. CCJ stock price reached its highest trading level at $50.455 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $48.8.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cameco Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 147.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 98.41. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 2.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
On April 01, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $55.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’24 when Gitzel Timothy S. bought 50,000 shares for $61.14 per share.
Quinn Sean A. bought 13,400 shares of CCJ for $816,462 on Nov 21 ’24. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Reilly Brian A., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 14,062 shares for $57.46 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CCJ now has a Market Capitalization of 21585072128 and an Enterprise Value of 22781433856. As of this moment, Cameco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 252.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 42.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.147 whereas that against EBITDA is 40.031.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CCJ is 0.94, which has changed by 0.053628445 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CCJ has reached a high of $62.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.32%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CCJ has traded an average of 4.17M shares per day and 3507010 over the past ten days. A total of 435.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 433.32M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.47% stake in the company. Shares short for CCJ as of 1735603200 were 16754413 with a Short Ratio of 3.73, compared to 1732838400 on 18464640.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CCJ is 0.11, from 0.12 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0024159453The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.34. The current Payout Ratio is 14.41% for CCJ, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1732665600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-02-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
