Santacruz Silver Mining combines a rock-bottom valuation (PEG 0.06) and high fundamental quality (35% ROE, 9/9 Piotroski) with 81% revenue growth, but a two-quarter earnings-miss streak and a recent news-driven downgrade to a more cautious stance argue for a staged entry rather than an immediate full position.
Thesis pillars
- News Driven Sentiment Downgrade→Stable
- Deep Value At Low Peg→Stable
- High Quality Fundamentals→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (SCZM) Stock Analysis
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Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $8.90 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings in 7 days (event risk).
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and operation of mineral properties in Latin America. The company primarily explores for silver and zinc, as well as lead and copper deposits. It also... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $8.90 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 7.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-14Recent Developments — Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
Latest news
- NEWS SCZM Q1 2026 Earnings: Silver Producer Misses Estimates but Stock Gains Despite Headwinds - EPS Surprise History - dars. — dars.gov.et negative
- NEWS Santacruz Silver's Wholly Owned Bolivian Subsidiary, San Lucas, Successfully Completes Fourth Tranche of 70 Million Boli — TMX Newsfile positive
- NEWS Santacruz Silver Mining reports fatal incident at Bolivia mine - grafa.com — grafa.com negative
- NEWS Santacruz Silver Mining Ord Shs (SCZM) Dividends & Stock Splits: Historical Payouts and Event Timeline - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Santacruz Silver Mining Ord Shs (SCZM) Dividends & Stock Splits: Historical Payouts and Event Timeline - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com neutral
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $8.90 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $8.11. Score 7.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $9.21 (-2.5% upside). Prior stop was $8.11. Stop-loss: $8.11.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. trades at a P/E of 13.9 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 9.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover SCZM with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $10.
What does Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. do?Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development,...
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and operation of mineral properties in Latin America. The company primarily explores for silver and zinc, as well as lead and copper deposits. It also holds a portfolio of mineral properties in Mexico and Bolivia. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.