Pan American Silver (PAAS) Competitors

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C$69.29 +0.27 (+0.39%)
As of 06/22/2026 05:40 PM Eastern

PAAS vs. ABX, WPM, FNV, AGI, and IAG

Should you buy Pan American Silver stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Pan American Silver with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Pan American Silver include Barrick Gold (ABX), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Alamos Gold (AGI), and iA Financial (IAG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.

How does Pan American Silver compare to Barrick Gold?

Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) and Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Barrick Gold pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 17.0% 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.

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 1 more articles in the media than Barrick Gold. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pan American Silver and 0 mentions for Barrick Gold. Barrick Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pan American Silver'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold Neutral
Pan American Silver Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barrick GoldC$19.04B5.00C$1.12BC$3.6215.70
Pan American SilverC$4B7.30-C$33.47MC$3.1721.86

Barrick Gold has a net margin of 32.04% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of 31.69%. Barrick Gold's return on equity of 23.48% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barrick Gold32.04% 23.48% 4.00%
Pan American Silver 31.69%19.65%0.43%

Barrick Gold has a beta of 1.500649, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.861535, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

49.9% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Barrick Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$76.78, suggesting a potential upside of 35.08%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of C$81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.98%. Given Barrick Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Pan American Silver.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barrick Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Barrick Gold beats Pan American Silver on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pan American Silver compare to Wheaton Precious Metals?

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

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of 31.69%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 21.32% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pan American Silver31.69% 19.65% 0.43%
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%21.32%5.35%

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Pan American Silver pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 17.4% 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.

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.861535, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 1.273979, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

Pan American Silver presently has a consensus target price of C$81.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.98%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of C$205.63, indicating a potential upside of 19.24%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Pan American Silver.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.13

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pan American SilverC$4B7.30-C$33.47MC$3.1721.86
Wheaton Precious MetalsC$2.75B28.52C$426.03MC$3.9643.58

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 11 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver
0 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

43.6% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Pan American Silver on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pan American Silver compare to Franco-Nevada?

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 1 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pan American Silver and 0 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Franco-Nevada'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver Neutral
Franco-Nevada Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pan American SilverC$4B7.30-C$33.47MC$3.1721.86
Franco-NevadaC$2.11B28.65-C$442.97MC$7.1044.05

43.6% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 65.14% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of 31.69%. Pan American Silver's return on equity of 19.65% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pan American Silver31.69% 19.65% 0.43%
Franco-Nevada 65.14%18.67%-4.57%

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.861535, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.904811, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Pan American Silver presently has a consensus target price of C$81.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.98%. Franco-Nevada has a consensus target price of C$355.44, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. Given Pan American Silver's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Pan American Silver pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franco-Nevada pays out 22.3% 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.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats Franco-Nevada on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pan American Silver compare to Alamos Gold?

Alamos Gold (TSE:AGI) and Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

In the previous week, Alamos Gold had 1 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alamos Gold and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Alamos Gold's score of -0.07 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alamos Gold
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Pan American Silver
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

54.0% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alamos Gold has a beta of 1.733396, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.861535, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alamos Gold pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 17.0% 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.

Alamos Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$76.20, suggesting a potential upside of 68.51%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of C$81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.98%. Given Alamos Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alamos Gold is more favorable than Pan American Silver.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alamos Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Alamos Gold has a net margin of 51.42% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of 31.69%. Alamos Gold's return on equity of 25.24% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alamos Gold51.42% 25.24% 5.85%
Pan American Silver 31.69%19.65%0.43%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alamos GoldC$2.07B9.16C$174.87MC$2.5118.02
Pan American SilverC$4B7.30-C$33.47MC$3.1721.86

Summary

Alamos Gold beats Pan American Silver on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pan American Silver compare to iA Financial?

iA Financial (TSE:IAG) and Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Pan American Silver has a net margin of 31.69% compared to iA Financial's net margin of 9.87%. Pan American Silver's return on equity of 19.65% beat iA Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
iA Financial9.87% 12.80% 0.68%
Pan American Silver 31.69%19.65%0.43%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
iA FinancialC$8.43B1.99C$990.15MC$10.8017.43
Pan American SilverC$4B7.30-C$33.47MC$3.1721.86

iA Financial has a beta of 0.970352, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.861535, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

iA Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$177.78, suggesting a potential downside of 5.54%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of C$81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.98%. Given Pan American Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than iA Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
iA Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, iA Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for iA Financial and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
iA Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Pan American Silver
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. iA Financial pays out 35.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 17.0% 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.

37.5% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of iA Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats iA Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PAAS vs. The Competition

MetricPan American SilverGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$29.20BC$5.02BC$4.77BC$12.23B
Dividend Yield1.24%5.63%5.00%6.19%
P/E Ratio21.8636.8423.1935.87
Price / Sales7.30204.165,922.1910.63
Price / Cash25.3622.1124.3082.29
Price / Book3.9711.708.944.49
Net Income-C$33.47MC$6.39MC$157.26MC$299.09M
7 Day Performance-4.76%-2.27%-2.17%-0.94%
1 Month Performance-6.96%-2.33%-2.76%-0.66%
1 Year Performance73.88%57.28%55.10%41.77%

Pan American Silver Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PAAS
Pan American Silver
2.4731 of 5 stars
C$69.29
+0.4%
C$81.75
+18.0%
+76.2%C$29.20BC$4B21.8613,000
ABX
Barrick Gold
3.6401 of 5 stars
C$59.98
+2.3%
C$76.78
+28.0%
+97.4%C$100.50BC$19.04B16.5721,300
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.0995 of 5 stars
C$179.72
+3.6%
C$205.63
+14.4%
+40.6%C$81.62BC$2.75B45.4240
FNV
Franco-Nevada
1.659 of 5 stars
C$322.47
+3.7%
C$355.44
+10.2%
+37.1%C$62.19BC$2.11B45.4240
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.0913 of 5 stars
C$53.79
+2.3%
C$76.20
+41.7%
+24.4%C$22.59BC$2.07B21.432,400

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