National Bank Financial Weighs in on PAAS FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has upgraded its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Pan American Silver Corp. to $1.99, an increase from the previous estimate of $1.85, and maintains a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• Pan American Silver reported a quarterly EPS of $0.43, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.40, with revenue of $811.90 million, reflecting an 18.3% year-over-year increase.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, a boost from the previous $0.10, resulting in an annualized yield of 1.3%.

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS - Free Report) TSE: PAAS - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pan American Silver in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 23rd. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.99 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.85. National Bank Financial currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pan American Silver's current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Pan American Silver's FY2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS - Get Free Report) TSE: PAAS last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $782.12 million. Pan American Silver had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 16.80%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on PAAS. Scotiabank reduced their target price on Pan American Silver from $36.50 to $36.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Pan American Silver from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. CIBC reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Pan American Silver in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research lowered Pan American Silver from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, National Bankshares reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Pan American Silver in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.20.

Pan American Silver Trading Down 3.5%

PAAS opened at $36.46 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $15.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.15, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Pan American Silver has a 12 month low of $19.80 and a 12 month high of $38.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $32.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.35.

Institutional Trading of Pan American Silver

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Pan American Silver by 5.5% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 9,042 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 475 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Pan American Silver by 32.1% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,264 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Pan American Silver by 53.6% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,703 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 594 shares during the period. Kiker Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Pan American Silver by 42.4% during the second quarter. Kiker Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,014 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Pan American Silver by 25.8% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,050 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 625 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.43% of the company's stock.

Pan American Silver Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 18th. This is a boost from Pan American Silver's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. Pan American Silver's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.10%.

Pan American Silver Company Profile

Pan American Silver Corp. engages in the exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of silver, gold, zinc, lead, and copper mines in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. The company was formerly known as Pan American Minerals Corp. and changed its name to Pan American Silver Corp.

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