Pampa Energia (PAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pampa Energía S.A. is an integrated Argentine energy company engaged in electricity generation, oil and natural gas exploration and production, and related energy infrastructure. Its power-generation portfolio includes thermal, hydroelectric and renewable facilities that supply electricity to Argentina’s wholesale power market.

The company’s upstream operations are focused primarily on Argentina, including conventional and unconventional resources in the Neuquén Basin and the Vaca Muerta formation. Pampa also participates in natural gas transportation and processing through investments in energy infrastructure and holds an interest in Profertil, a major Argentine producer of nitrogen fertilizers.

Founded in 2005, Pampa expanded through acquisitions and investments across Argentina’s energy sector, including the purchase of Petrobras Argentina in 2016. Its American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAM, while its operations and principal assets remain concentrated in Argentina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.50 to $69.80
• 50-Day Range: $68.60 to $88.32
• 52-Week Range: $66.50 to $94.50
• Volume: 427,510 shs
• Average Volume: 148,753 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.57
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $98.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pampa Energia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pampa Energia scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pampa Energia has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Pampa Energia has a consensus price target of $98.50, representing about 43.6% upside from its current price of $68.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pampa Energia has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pampa Energia are expected to decrease by -2.70% in the coming year, from $11.10 to $10.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pampa Energia is 6.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pampa Energia is 6.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 28.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pampa Energia has a PEG Ratio of 0.24. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pampa Energia has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.76% of the float of Pampa Energia has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pampa Energia has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.84, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pampa Energia has recently increased by 18.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pampa Energia does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Pampa Energia does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.48

News Sentiment

Pampa Energia has a news sentiment score of -0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Pampa Energia this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for PAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Pampa Energia in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $49,239,765.00 in company stock, which represents 1.3355% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pampa Energia insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $49,239,765.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

55.52% of the stock of Pampa Energia is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

12.77% of the stock of Pampa Energia is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PAM
• CIK: 1469395
• Web: www.pampa.com
• Phone: 541143446000
• Fax: 54-11-4344-6473
• Employees: 1,847
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pampa Energia: $98.50
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $97.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.35
• P/E Growth: 0.23
• Net Income: $377 million
• Net Margins: 25.84%
• Pretax Margin: 28.17%
• Return on Equity: 17.74%
• Return on Assets: 9.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 3.64
• Quick Ratio: 3.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.00 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.85
• Cash Flow: $14.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.80
• Book Value: $66.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,740,000
• Free Float: 23,905,000
• Market Cap: $3.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96