Edison Inv. Res Issues Pessimistic Outlook for PAAS Earnings

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS) (TSE:PAAS) – Investment analysts at Edison Inv. Res lowered their FY2026 EPS estimates for Pan American Silver in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 18th. Edison Inv. Res analyst A. Litvin now expects that the basic materials company will earn $3.65 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.25. The consensus estimate for Pan American Silver’s current full-year earnings is $4.09 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Pan American Silver from $54.00 to $53.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 6th. TD Cowen raised shares of Pan American Silver from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $67.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Pan American Silver from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Pan American Silver in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Pan American Silver from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $70.43.

Pan American Silver Trading Up 8.0%

Shares of Pan American Silver stock opened at $50.33 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $46.11 and a 200 day moving average of $52.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.23 and a current ratio of 2.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.21, a PEG ratio of 4.26 and a beta of 0.73. Pan American Silver has a fifty-two week low of $30.68 and a fifty-two week high of $69.99.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) (TSE:PAAS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The basic materials company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.84 by ($0.11). Pan American Silver had a net margin of 32.04% and a return on equity of 20.01%. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.16 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.43 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pan American Silver

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Veracity Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pan American Silver by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 9,868 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $511,000 after buying an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in Pan American Silver by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 7,731 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $422,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Grand Central Investment Group lifted its position in Pan American Silver by 0.5% in the first quarter. Grand Central Investment Group now owns 44,801 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,447,000 after acquiring an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC lifted its position in Pan American Silver by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 16,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $863,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its stake in Pan American Silver by 7.8% in the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 3,451 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $189,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. 55.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pan American Silver Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.184 per share. This is a positive change from Pan American Silver’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 24th. This represents a $0.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Pan American Silver’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.75%.

About Pan American Silver

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE: PAAS) is a Vancouver-based mining company and one of the world’s largest primary silver producers. The company’s core activities encompass the exploration, development, extraction and processing of silver, with significant by-product production of gold, zinc and lead. Pan American Silver maintains a vertically integrated operating model, covering the full mining value chain from resource discovery through to refined metal production.

With a geographic footprint concentrated across the Americas, Pan American Silver operates multiple mines in Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia, and is advancing several development and exploration projects in Chile and Ecuador.