Pan American Silver (PAAS) Competitors

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Is PAAS or WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -1.78%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%

Does the media refer more to PAAS or WPM?

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 7 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 9 mentions for Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Wheaton Precious Metals' score of 0.20 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PAAS or WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pan American Silver	C$1.88B	5.23	-C$33.47M	-C$0.19	-206.69
Wheaton Precious Metals	C$851.18M	45.17	C$426.03M	C$1.92	63.08

Which has more risk and volatility, PAAS or WPM?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PAAS or WPM?

62.0% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PAAS or WPM a better dividend stock?

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Pan American Silver pays out -289.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Pan American Silver is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer PAAS or WPM?

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$52.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.19%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of C$109.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.68%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.44

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Pan American Silver on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.