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5 days ago
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Why Cameco Stock Is Moving Higher Today
Meta Platforms signed a massive 20-year deal with a nuclear energy provider. The company will use the entire output of a nuclear plant in Illinois. Cameco and other nuclear stocks saw a boost from the deal. 10 stocks we like better than Cameco › Shares of Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) are moving up on Tuesday. The company's stock had moved up 2.8% as of 2:26 p.m. ET, but was up as much as 4.8% earlier in the day. The movement comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) gained 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively. Uranium giant Cameco saw a boost after a major deal was announced between Meta Platforms and Constellation Energy that led to nuclear stocks across the industry spiking. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram announced it has signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation to purchase roughly 1.1 gigawatts of energy from Constellation's Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois -- the entire output from the site's nuclear reactor. The deal is more evidence of big tech's newfound interest in nuclear energy. Tech companies are finding current options insufficient to power the massive data centers that power today's exceptionally power-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) models. Nuclear energy offers a reliable power source for the demands of AI. Cameco, the largest provider of uranium in the world -- the material that fuels nuclear reactors -- will benefit from this deal and any like it in the future. It is clear that as the AI arms race continues, demand for power will only grow, and as attitudes toward the controversial energy source soften, demand for uranium will grow as well. As the largest player in the space, Cameco is a solid addition to a well-diversified portfolio for investors who want exposure to uranium stocks. Before you buy stock in Cameco, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Cameco wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $657,385!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $842,015!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 987% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 171% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2025 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Johnny Rice has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Constellation Energy and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends Cameco. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Why Cameco Stock Is Moving Higher Today was originally published by The Motley Fool Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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5 days ago
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Why Centrus Energy Stock Soared Today
Amazon (and Meta Platforms) are going full speed ahead in setting up new data centers for artificial intelligence (AI). Nuclear power plants may be the best way to generate the electricity these AI data centers will need. Centrus helps to enrich the uranium that fuels those nuclear power plants. 10 stocks we like better than Centrus Energy › Centrus Energy (NYSEMKT: LEU) stock jumped 8.8% through 3:15 p.m. ET Wednesday on (potentially) terrific news for the nuclear power industry. Earlier this year, investors in nuclear stocks -- and artificial intelligence (AI) stocks -- were all aflutter after reports said Microsoft is slow-rolling setting up data centers for AI services. And if Microsoft is foreshadowing AI doom, this might mean we won't need to build a lot of nuclear power plants to keep AI server farms humming. Yesterday, though, Constellation Energy announced a 20-year deal to supply nuclear power to Meta Platforms server farms. Today, it was Amazon's turn to give nuclear stocks a boost, announcing a $10 billion investment in new data centers in North Carolina. Amazon is building the data centers to support its own AI infrastructure -- part of a plan that could see Amazon spend $100 billion this year on capital improvements in general, AI infrastructure in particular. And what does this mean for investors in companies like Centrus, which enriches uranium for use in nuclear power plants? Well, we now have two gigantic AI firms -- Meta and Amazon -- announcing over two straight days back-to-back gigantic deals to grow their AI businesses. Whether or not Microsoft is scaling back its own AI bets (and there is still some debate on that point), if Meta and Amazon are still going full speed ahead, that means AI is still growing. And if AI is growing, then the need for nuclear power plants to fuel that growth -- and for enriched uranium to fuel the power plants -- will grow as well. That's bullish for Centrus stock. It's why Centrus stock is going up today. Before you buy stock in Centrus Energy, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Centrus Energy wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $656,825!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $865,550!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 994% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Smith has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Constellation Energy, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Why Centrus Energy Stock Soared Today was originally published by The Motley Fool Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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5 days ago
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Why Meta Stock Popped Today
J.P. Morgan raised its price target on Meta stock today. Meta, says the banker, has "virtual ownership" of the social media space and provides "significant value to advertisers." The bigger question is whether Meta's high stock price offers value to investors. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) jumped 3% through 2:55 p.m. ET Wednesday afternoon. You can thank J.P. Morgan for that. Investment bank J.P. Morgan raised its price target on Meta stock 9% this morning, to $735 a share, with an overweight rating, reports Street Insider. According to the analyst, Meta boasts "virtual ownership of the social graph," as well as a "strong competitive moat" that will keep it "an enduring blue chip company ... for the long term." The company's combination of scale, growth, and profitability combine to create network effects that no other social media company can match, argues the analyst, "and its targeting abilities provide significant value to advertisers." And while Meta's ill-fated decision to rename itself after the metaverse seems to have failed, the company's still got a chance of capitalizing on demand for artificial intelligence services as a new growth driver -- if, that is to say, Meta can catch up with Google and OpenAI. It's hard to argue with any of the above points -- so I won't. Instead, I'll focus on the critical problem with Meta stock that J.P. Morgan seemed to deemphasize: the stock's high price relative to its growth prospects. Priced north of 26 times trailing earnings, and with a price-to-free-cash-flow ratio even richer -- more than 30 times -- Meta stock simply costs too much for the 14% long-term earnings growth rate that Wall Street projects for it over the next five years. While it's certainly possible Meta will outperform expectations and grow faster, at $1.7 trillion in market cap, Meta is pretty gigantic already. One of these days, the law of large numbers is going to catch up to it -- and Meta stock will fall. Before you buy stock in Meta Platforms, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $656,825!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $865,550!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 994% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2025 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Smith has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Why Meta Stock Popped Today was originally published by The Motley Fool
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6 days ago
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Why Uranium Energy Stock Is Spiking Today
Meta Platforms signed a massive 20-year deal with a nuclear energy provider. The company will use the entire output of a nuclear plant in Illinois. Uranium Energy and other nuclear stocks saw a boost as investors took it as a sign more deals like it may be coming. 10 stocks we like better than Uranium Energy › Shares of Uranium Energy (NYSEMKT: UEC) are flying higher on Tuesday. The company's stock spiked 11.8% as of 2:26 p.m. ET. The movement comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) gained 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively. Uranium Energy and nuclear stocks across the industry saw a boost after a major deal was announced between Meta Platforms and Constellation Energy. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram announced on Tuesday that it has signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation to purchase roughly 1.1 gigawatts of energy from the nuclear company's Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. That is the entire output from the Constellation site's nuclear reactor. The deal is concrete proof of big tech's newfound interest in nuclear energy. With the advent of generative AI, tech companies are finding current options insufficient to power the massive data centers that power today's exceptionally power-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) models. Nuclear energy offers a reliable and powerful-enough output to meet the demands of AI without emitting greenhouse gases. Uranium Energy, which provides the uranium that powers reactors like the one Meta will now draw on, saw its stock lifted on the news of Meta's deal. Investors appear to believe more deals like it will be inked in the years to come, and demand for uranium will spike, boosting Uranium Energy's bottom line. I think Uranium Energy can be a solid addition to a well-diversified portfolio for investors who want exposure to stocks in the uranium space. It is fast growing, and if this trend in big tech's reliance on nuclear power continues, the company is likely to benefit. Before you buy stock in Uranium Energy, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Uranium Energy wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $657,385!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $842,015!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 987% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 171% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2025 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Johnny Rice has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends Constellation Brands. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Why Uranium Energy Stock Is Spiking Today was originally published by The Motley Fool
Globe and Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Meta Platforms Partners With Constellation Energy Due to Massive AI Data Center Demand
In today's video, I discuss recent updates impacting Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and other learn more, check out the short video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were the pre-market prices of June 3, 2025. The video was published on June 3, 2025. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Should you invest $1,000 in Meta Platforms right now? Before you buy stock in Meta Platforms, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $657,385!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $842,015!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is987% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to171%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2025 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Constellation Energy and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.
