Pan American Silver (PAAS) and Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) is one of 1,984 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Pan American Silver to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Dividends

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Pan American Silver pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.0% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Pan American Silver lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Pan American Silver and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	35.18%	20.94%	15.16%
Pan American Silver Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.87%	-2.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Pan American Silver and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0	5	5	0	2.50
Pan American Silver Competitors	6414	22620	32329	1801	2.47

Pan American Silver presently has a consensus target price of $67.71, indicating a potential upside of 70.67%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 24.28%. Given Pan American Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver’s peers have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pan American Silver and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pan American Silver	$4.46 billion	$978.00 million	10.64
Pan American Silver Competitors	$4.78 billion	$278.94 million	-26.12

Pan American Silver’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Pan American Silver Company Profile

Pan American Silver Corp. is a mining company focused on the exploration, development and operation of silver and gold mines. Its products also include by-products such as zinc, lead and copper, which are recovered during mining and processing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company operates mines and holds exploration and development interests in Canada and Latin America. Its portfolio has expanded over time through acquisitions, including its 2023 acquisition of Yamana Gold’s Canadian assets and interests in several mines in Latin America.