Edison Inv. Res Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for PAAS

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

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on PAAS. Jefferies Financial Group lowered 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 report on Monday, July 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Pan American Silver in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Pan American Silver in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Pan American Silver from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, TD Securities raised Pan American Silver from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $70.43.

Pan American Silver Stock Performance

Shares of PAAS stock opened at $50.33 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $20.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.21, a PEG ratio of 4.26 and a beta of 0.73. The company’s 50 day moving average is $46.11 and its 200 day moving average is $52.76. The company has a quick ratio of 2.23, a current ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Pan American Silver has a 52-week low of $30.68 and a 52-week high of $69.99.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) (TSE:PAAS) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.16 billion. Pan American Silver had a return on equity of 20.01% and a net margin of 32.04%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.43 EPS.

Pan American Silver Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pan American Silver

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NFJ Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Pan American Silver during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Pan American Silver by 151.8% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 642 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Pan American Silver by 1,336.1% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 517 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of Pan American Silver in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Pan American Silver during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.43% of the company’s stock.

Pan American Silver Company Profile

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.