PAAS Q1 EPS Forecast Lowered by National Bank Financial

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS - Free Report) TSE: PAAS - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Pan American Silver in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.35. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS - Get Free Report) TSE: PAAS last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.35. The business had revenue of $815.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $805.20 million. Pan American Silver had a net margin of 3.98% and a return on equity of 6.14%.

PAAS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on Pan American Silver in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Scotiabank reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating on shares of Pan American Silver in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Pan American Silver from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Pan American Silver from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, TD Securities lowered shares of Pan American Silver from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $28.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Pan American Silver currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $28.50.

Pan American Silver Stock Performance

Pan American Silver stock traded down $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $25.03. 1,039,484 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,705,302. Pan American Silver has a fifty-two week low of $17.86 and a fifty-two week high of $28.60. The firm's fifty day moving average is $25.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The company has a market capitalization of $9.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.22 and a beta of 1.06.

Pan American Silver Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Pan American Silver's payout ratio is currently 125.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PAAS. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Pan American Silver by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,924 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $160,000 after buying an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Pan American Silver by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,139 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $124,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Pan American Silver by 23.4% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,892 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. increased its position in Pan American Silver by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 5,977 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 664 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Pan American Silver by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 30,203 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares during the period. 55.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Pan American Silver

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.