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Recent performance snapshot
Cameco (TSX:CCO) has drawn attention after a period of mixed share performance, with the stock down 9.1% over the past month and 8.7% over the past 3 months.
Over longer horizons, total returns show a different picture, with gains of 6.4% year to date, 74.5% over the past year, and a very large increase over the past 3 and 5 years.
See our latest analysis for Cameco.
Cameco’s recent share price pullback, including a 1 day share price return of down 9.1% and a 30 day share price return of down 9.9%, contrasts with a very strong 5 year total shareholder return. This suggests that short term momentum has cooled after a long period of strong gains.
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With Cameco reporting CA$3,537.9m in revenue and CA$650.6m in net income, plus a recent pullback after very strong multi year returns, the key question is simple: is there still value here, or is the market already pricing in future growth?
Most Popular Narrative: 18.7% Overvalued
The most followed narrative pegs Cameco’s fair value at about CA$121.43 per share, compared with the last close at CA$144.09. It therefore frames the current price as ahead of that calculated value using a 6.25% discount rate.
The bearish analysts are assuming Cameco’s revenue will remain fairly flat over the next 3 years.
The bearish analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 15.2% today to 36.9% in 3 years time.
Want to see how flat revenue, rising margins and a high future earnings multiple still produce that fair value? The full narrative lays out the earnings path, margin profile and valuation assumptions that connect those dots.
Result: Fair Value of CA$121.43 (OVERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.
However, there are still key risks that could challenge this bearish view, including stronger than expected Westinghouse reactor orders and resilient long term uranium and fuel service contracting.
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