Critical Comparison: Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) versus Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund (OTCMKTS:SRUUF)

Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund (OTCMKTS:SRUUFGet Free Report) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJGet Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund and Cameco”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cameco $1.92 billion 11.64 $267.32 million $0.43 119.23

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund.

Profitability

This table compares Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund and Cameco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund N/A N/A N/A
Cameco 9.72% 5.63% 3.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund and Cameco, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund 0 0 0 0 N/A
Cameco 0 0 5 2 3.29

Cameco has a consensus target price of $66.56, indicating a potential upside of 29.82%. Given Cameco’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cameco beats Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund

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Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

About Cameco

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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.

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