Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) (TSE:PAAS) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Sunday.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on PAAS. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Pan American Silver from $47.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set a $88.00 price target on shares of Pan American Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Pan American Silver from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Bank of America raised their target price on Pan American Silver from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Zacks Research cut Pan American Silver from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.60.

Pan American Silver Trading Up 5.8%

Shares of PAAS stock opened at $64.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.32 billion, a PE ratio of 25.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.66. Pan American Silver has a 1-year low of $20.55 and a 1-year high of $69.99. The business has a 50-day moving average of $56.05 and a 200 day moving average of $43.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) (TSE:PAAS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.21. Pan American Silver had a return on equity of 16.38% and a net margin of 27.07%.The firm had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.35 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 44.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Pan American Silver will post 1.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Pan American Silver

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PAAS. Compound Planning Inc. boosted its stake in Pan American Silver by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 16,776 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $869,000 after buying an additional 3,562 shares during the last quarter. TMB Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pan American Silver during the 4th quarter worth approximately $253,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Pan American Silver during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $634,000. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Pan American Silver in the fourth quarter valued at $145,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Pan American Silver by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 16,452 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $852,000 after purchasing an additional 2,448 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.43% of the company’s stock.

Pan American Silver News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Pan American Silver this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 & full‑year beat and record results — Pan American reported adjusted EPS of $1.11 (vs. ~$0.90 est.) and revenue of ~$1.18B, with record net earnings for 2025. Strong beat and top‑line growth underpin the rally. Pan American Silver Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend hiked — quarterly dividend raised ~29% to $0.18 (ex‑dividend Mar 2), signalling stronger cash returns and management confidence in cash generation. Pan American Silver Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Cash flow & guidance strength — record operating cash flow (Q4 ~$554M; full‑year FCF >$1.1B) and management guidance calling for double‑digit silver production growth in 2026 support upside to earnings and returns if metal prices hold. Pan American Silver Earnings Beat Sparks Guidance Hike And Valuation Debate
• Positive Sentiment: Operational contributors — Juanicipio and other mines drove quarterly attributable silver production (~7.3M oz) and helped push margins higher, showing the company is converting higher metal prices into profits. Pan American Silver Q4 2025 Earnings — MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer comparison & sector context — analysts are comparing PAAS with peers (e.g., EXK) as silver rallies; positive macro for silver helps miners broadly, but relative valuation and production profiles matter. PAAS vs. EXK: Which Silver Mining Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate — the earnings beat and guidance lift the stock, but some coverage highlights a debate over whether the run‑up fully discounts expected metal prices and production gains. Pan American Silver Earnings Beat Sparks Guidance Hike And Valuation Debate
• Negative Sentiment: Royalty / cost pressures at San Vicente — management noted royalties were adjusted to reflect profit‑sharing with Bolivia’s state miner (COMIBOL), which could modestly reduce local margins; the company also flagged cost challenges to watch. Pan American Silver (PAAS) Earnings Transcript

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.