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C$60.78 -1.06 (-1.71%)
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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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

49.9% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Barrick Gold has a beta of 1.59675, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 2.01571, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Barrick Gold and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Barrick 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
Barrick Gold
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Barrick Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$74.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.10%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of C$81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.50%. Given Barrick Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)
6 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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 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$19.04B4.49C$1.12BC$3.6214.09
Pan American SilverC$4B6.40-C$33.47MC$3.1719.17

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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.

Summary

Barrick Gold beats Pan American Silver on 14 of the 19 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

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%

42.7% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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$4B6.40-C$33.47MC$3.1719.17
Wheaton Precious MetalsC$2.75B25.14C$426.03MC$3.9638.42

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.88 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wheaton Precious Metals
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$81.75, indicating a potential upside of 34.50%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of C$205.63, indicating a potential upside of 35.27%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.69 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. 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 2.01571, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 1.395244, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

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?

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

Franco-Nevada currently has a consensus price target of C$355.44, indicating a potential upside of 23.53%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of C$81.75, indicating a potential upside of 34.50%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60
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, 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 0.88 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.00 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada Neutral
Pan American Silver Positive

64.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.963495, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 2.01571, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Franco-NevadaC$2.11B26.36-C$442.97MC$7.1040.53
Pan American SilverC$4B6.40-C$33.47MC$3.1719.17

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
Franco-Nevada65.14% 18.67% -4.57%
Pan American Silver 31.69%19.65%0.43%

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Franco-Nevada pays out 22.3% 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. 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 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pan American Silver compare to Alamos Gold?

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

Alamos Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Pan American SilverC$4B6.40-C$33.47MC$3.1719.17
Alamos GoldC$2.07B8.33C$174.87MC$2.5116.39

Pan American Silver has a beta of 2.01571, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alamos Gold has a beta of 1.885175, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Pan American Silver31.69% 19.65% 0.43%
Alamos Gold 51.42%25.24%5.85%

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.50%. Alamos Gold has a consensus target price of C$76.20, suggesting a potential upside of 85.27%. Given Alamos Gold's higher probable 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
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Alamos Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Pan American Silver pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamos Gold pays out 4.6% 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 Alamos Gold. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pan American Silver and 0 mentions for Alamos Gold. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Alamos Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver Positive
Alamos Gold Neutral

42.7% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alamos Gold beats Pan American Silver on 10 of the 17 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation 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 pays an annual dividend of C$3.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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.

iA Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$177.78, suggesting a potential downside of 12.38%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of C$81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.50%. Given Pan American Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 1 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for iA Financial and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat iA Financial's score of 0.00 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
iA Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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$8.43B2.15C$990.15MC$10.8018.79
Pan American SilverC$4B6.40-C$33.47MC$3.1719.17

38.3% of iA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of iA Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

iA Financial has a beta of 0.905465, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 2.01571, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats iA Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PAAS vs. The Competition

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MetricPan American SilverGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$25.61BC$4.73BC$4.54BC$12.31B
Dividend Yield1.38%5.64%5.03%6.17%
P/E Ratio19.1736.1120.9736.21
Price / Sales6.40200.085,827.059.46
Price / Cash25.3622.1124.1782.29
Price / Book3.4910.818.704.42
Net Income-C$33.47MC$6.39MC$157.26MC$299.09M
7 Day Performance-5.05%-2.49%-1.88%-0.37%
1 Month Performance-9.82%-2.25%-3.73%-0.12%
1 Year Performance46.53%45.67%38.58%32.34%

Pan American Silver Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.922 of 5 stars		C$60.78
-1.7%		C$81.75
+34.5%		+49.1%C$25.61BC$4B19.1713,000
ABX
Barrick Gold
3.9298 of 5 stars		C$52.33
-3.5%		C$76.78
+46.7%		+78.7%C$87.68BC$19.04B14.4621,300
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.564 of 5 stars		C$158.70
-3.2%		C$205.63
+29.6%		+25.1%C$74.45BC$2.75B40.1140
FNV
Franco-Nevada
2.3121 of 5 stars		C$297.14
-1.8%		C$355.44
+19.6%		+33.2%C$57.31BC$2.11B41.8540
AGI
Alamos Gold
2.4325 of 5 stars		C$43.30
-3.5%		C$76.20
+76.0%		+14.5%C$18.18BC$2.07B17.252,400

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