Best Uranium Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top uranium stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best uranium stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Uranium
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Uranium is Zen Rated F and is the 145th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
CCJ
CAMECO CORP
$46.82B435,312,08363.17%0.00%
UROY
URANIUM ROYALTY CORP
$556.18M138,352,70920.07%0.00%
LEU
CENTRUS ENERGY CORP
$5.58B18,212,03257.90%42.10%Net SellingNet Selling
UUUU
ENERGY FUELS INC
$4.31B237,286,76861.50%6.68%Net SellingNet Selling
EU
ENCORE ENERGY CORP
$518.68M187,249,53445.41%2.29%Net BuyingNet Selling
AEC
ANFIELD ENERGY INC
$85.63M13,789,7283.33%0.00%
DNN
DENISON MINES CORP
$2.97B897,186,54155.31%0.00%
UEC
URANIUM ENERGY CORP
$7.13B483,377,40272.18%7.69%Net SellingNet Buying
NXE
NEXGEN ENERGY LTD
$6.11B569,088,51453.73%0.00%
URG
UR-ENERGY INC
$616.99M376,213,62658.96%2.50%Net BuyingNet Buying

Uranium Stocks FAQ

What are the best uranium stocks to buy right now in Jan 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best uranium stocks to buy right now are:

1. Cameco (NYSE:CCJ)


Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) is the #1 top uranium stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 6 points higher than the uranium industry average of 27.

CCJ passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cameco has seen its stock return 118.44% over the past year, underperforming other uranium stocks by -99 percentage points.

Cameco has an average 1 year price target of $122.20, an upside of 13.61% from Cameco's current stock price of $107.56.

Cameco stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Cameco, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 60% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY)


Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) is the #2 top uranium stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 3 points higher than the uranium industry average of 27.

UROY passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Uranium Royalty has seen its stock return 71.06% over the past year, underperforming other uranium stocks by -146 percentage points.

3. Centrus Energy (NYSEMKT:LEU)


Centrus Energy (NYSEMKT:LEU) is the #3 top uranium stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Centrus Energy (NYSEMKT:LEU) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Centrus Energy (NYSEMKT:LEU) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 10 points higher than the uranium industry average of 27.

LEU passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centrus Energy has seen its stock return 332.29% over the past year, overperforming other uranium stocks by 115 percentage points.

Centrus Energy has an average 1 year price target of $260.44, a downside of -14.94% from Centrus Energy's current stock price of $306.19.

Centrus Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Centrus Energy, 22.22% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Are uranium stocks a good buy now?

50% of uranium stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect uranium stocks to fall by -5.58% over the next year.

0% of uranium stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of uranium stocks are rated B (Buy), 30% are rated C (Hold), 30% are rated D (Sell), and 40% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the uranium industry?

The average P/E ratio of the uranium industry is 231.1x.

What are the most undervalued uranium stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued uranium stocks right now are:

1. Cameco (NYSE:CCJ)


Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) is the most undervalued uranium stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cameco has a valuation score of 0, which is -10 points higher than the uranium industry average of 10. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cameco's stock has gained 118.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the uranium industry by -99 percentage points.

2. Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY)


Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) is the second most undervalued uranium stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Uranium Royalty has a valuation score of 14, which is 4 points higher than the uranium industry average of 10. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Uranium Royalty's stock has gained 71.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the uranium industry by -146 percentage points.

3. Uranium Energy (NYSEMKT:UEC)


Uranium Energy (NYSEMKT:UEC) is the third most undervalued uranium stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Uranium Energy has a valuation score of 14, which is 4 points higher than the uranium industry average of 10. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Uranium Energy's stock has gained 109.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the uranium industry by -107 percentage points.

Why are uranium stocks up?

Uranium stocks were up 4.79% in the last day, and up 11.02% over the last week. Centrus Energy was the among the top gainers in the uranium industry, gaining 6.97% yesterday.

Shares of nuclear stocks are trading higher in sympathy with Vistra and Oklo, which rose after signing agreements with Meta.
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