Why Cameco Corporation’s (CCJ) Stock Is Up 5.66%

By Jenna Brashear
May 21, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Cameco Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Cameco Corporation’s stock price such as:

  • Cameco Corporation’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Cameco Corporation’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for CCJ from analysts
  • CCJ’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Cameco Corporation (CCJ)

Before we jump into Cameco Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It operates in three segments: Uranium, Fuel Services, and Westinghouse. The Uranium segment engages in the exploration for, mining, milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. Its Fuel Services segment is involved in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate, as well as purchase and sale of conversion services. The Westinghouse segment operates as a nuclear reactor technology original equipment manufacturer and a provider of products and services to commercial utilities and government agencies. It also provides outage and maintenance, engineering support, instrumentation and controls equipment, and plant modification services, as well as components and parts to nuclear reactors. The company sells its uranium and fuel products and services to nuclear utilities. Cameco Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

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Cameco Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 21, 2026, 12:31 PM, CST, Cameco Corporation’s stock price was $103.440.

Cameco Corporation is down 0.56% from its previous closing price of $104.020.

During the last market session, Cameco Corporation’s stock traded between $102.460 and $104.750. Currently, there are approximately 312.01 million shares outstanding for Cameco Corporation.

Cameco Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 97.5, which is high compared to the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry median of 16.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Cameco Corporation Stock Price History

Cameco Corporation’s (CCJ) price is currently down 15.93% so far this month.

During the month of May, Cameco Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $124.720 and a low of $101.950.

Over the last year, Cameco Corporation has hit prices as high as $135.240 and as low as $51.700. Year to date, Cameco Corporation’s stock is up 13.06%.

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What Caused Cameco Corporation Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

One of the most common factors that can drastically impact a stock’s price is analyst upgrades and downgrades. When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. However, as of May 20, 2026,, no analysts have changed their rating of Cameco Corporation’s stock over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Cameco Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Cameco Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Cameco Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Cameco Corporation (CCJ) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Cameco Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 20, 2026, Cameco Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 7.62%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 79 and is considered to be Strong.

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Cameco Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 21, 2026, Cameco Corporation’s stock price is $103.440, which is down 0.56% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Cameco Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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