CCJ vs. STLD, MT, WLK, FNV, WPM, CE, RS, TECK, ALB, and NTR
Should you be buying Cameco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cameco include Steel Dynamics (STLD), ArcelorMittal (MT), Westlake (WLK), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Celanese (CE), Reliance (RS), Teck Resources (TECK), Albemarle (ALB), and Nutrien (NTR). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.
Steel Dynamics received 319 more outperform votes than Cameco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.36% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 62.80% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote.
Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 2 more articles in the media than Cameco. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 14 mentions for Cameco. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Cameco's score of 0.81 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Steel Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Steel Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Steel Dynamics pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Steel Dynamics has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Steel Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 12.89% compared to Steel Dynamics' net margin of 9.28%. Cameco's return on equity of 27.62% beat Steel Dynamics' return on equity.
Steel Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $121.17, indicating a potential downside of 9.53%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $40.25, indicating a potential downside of 24.13%. Given Cameco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Steel Dynamics is more favorable than Cameco.
Summary
Steel Dynamics beats Cameco on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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