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PAASPan American Silver Corp.Buy Wait7.0·$45.03-2.72%
PAAS · Why this verdict

Why Pan American Silver (PAAS) is rated BUY WAIT

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VerdictBUY WAIT
Overall score7.0/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Thesis pillars

A PEG ratio of 0.08 and forward price-to-earnings of 10.0x indicate the stock trades at a substantial discount to its growth rate, with analyst upside of 39% to the consensus price target of $61.55.

Stable
Valuation breakdown
Expectation
The stock price rises above $58 within 12 months as the valuation gap to growth closes.

CounterPEG ratios below 0.1 in commodities companies frequently reflect cyclical peak earnings rather than durable undervaluation; if commodity prices normalize, the denominator shrinks and the PEG expands rapidly.

A recent 7.4% gap up leaves an unfilled gap below the current price at approximately $47.50, creating a technical risk that the stock pulls back to fill the gap before resuming any uptrend.

Stable
Technical breakdown
Expectation
Price holds above $47.00 (the gap level) over the next 3 months without a full retracement to pre-gap levels.

CounterNot all gap-ups fill; in strongly trending stocks with improving fundamentals, gaps can act as support levels and the pullback risk may be overstated relative to the upside momentum.

Pan American Silver carries a wide economic moat score of 9.0 out of 10, a perfect Piotroski F-Score of 9 out of 9, and compounder-quality characteristics combining strong returns with strong growth, placing it in the top tier of the universe on business quality.

Stable
Quality breakdown
Expectation
The quality score remains above 7.5 and the moat score holds at 8.0 or higher over the next 4 reporting periods.

CounterMoat designations for precious metals miners are highly contested; silver prices are the primary driver of returns, and cost advantages can erode quickly if mine grades decline or input costs rise.

Revenue grew 49% year-over-year, placing Pan American Silver as an industry growth leader, supported by earnings growth components also at the maximum score of 10.0 out of 10.

Stable
Growth breakdown
Expectation
Revenue growth remains above 20% year-over-year for at least 2 of the next 4 quarters.

CounterStrong revenue growth in a precious metals miner is largely a function of silver and gold price movements rather than volume expansion; a commodity price reversal could cut revenue growth sharply with no operational offset.

TrendMatrix Research · core thesis

Engine thesis — one sentence

Pan American Silver combines a perfect Piotroski F-Score of 9 out of 9, a wide economic moat, 49% year-over-year revenue growth, and a PEG ratio of 0.08, making it one of the strongest fundamental profiles in the dataset, though sector concentration caps and a recent 7.4% gap-up create near-term entry timing risk.

Falsifiable statement — pillar-level invalidators below. Engine-derived; not personalized advice.

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

8.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E8.1
P/S7.0
EV/EBITDA6.1
Fwd P/E9.4
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 9.1x
  • PEG: 0.07
  • Attractively valued

Quality

8.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE6.9
ROA7.1
Gross margin7.1
Op margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio9.5
FCF quality7.1
Moat9.0
Piotroski F10.0
  • Strong margins: 32%
  • Wide economic moat
  • Compounder quality: strong returns + growth
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 9/9

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 49% YoY

Momentum

5.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD6.3
OBV10.0
MA position2.2
Volume3.2
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+5.2%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

7.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment6.5
Analyst rating6.8
Price target9.7
  • Light analyst coverage (8.0) — signal dampened
  • Analyst upside: 57%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%

Peer rank

2.5/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank3.3
quality rank5.3
growth rank1.3

Technical

5.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger7.0
support resistance8.7
52w position2.9
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

6.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
days to cover10.0
volatility0.0
put call8.5
implied vol3.1
beta4.9
debt equity9.5
  • High IV: 61%

Catalyst

5.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history6.7
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg6.5
dividend safety5.2
news activity7.0
  • Strong earnings: 3B/1M
  • Dividend: 134.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality-value play. Wait for momentum improvement.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_C_QUALITY_VALUE_WAIT|ENTRY_STICKY:PRIOR_STILL_VIABLE
Passed (8)
  • MOMENTUM:5.2>=4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:3.5>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:31d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (0)

none

Warning (1)
  • MOMENTUM:5.2<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)
Reward-to-Risk
3.50
Upside
+36.7%
Downside
10.5%
Sizing output
STARTER

SetupRange Bound RSI 41 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band

EdgeNo clear edge No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAggressive Beta 1.54>1.3

Investment implication

The C-path quality+value combination triggered the STRONG_BUY_WAIT verdict: quality 8.5 and value 8.5 both clear their thresholds, with asymmetric R:R of 3.50 supporting the read.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Value at 8.5, and Quality at 8.5; the weakest are Peer rank at 2.5, Insider at 5.0, and Momentum at 5.2. The V9 engine cleared all gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.50 and an engine sizing output of STARTER.

What would invalidate the thesis

Falsifying conditions — when triggered, the corresponding pillar's thesis is invalidated.

  • P1Wide Economic Moat And Quality

    Trip ifPiotroski F-Score drops below 7 in any single reporting period.

  • P2Exceptional Revenue Growth

    Trip ifRevenue growth falls below 10% year-over-year for 2 consecutive quarters.

  • P3Deep Value Peg Ratio

    Trip ifThe analyst consensus price target falls below $50, a decline of more than 18% from the current target of $61.55.

  • P4Gap Up Pullback Risk

    Trip ifPrice drops below $44 (the gap fill level) and closes below that level for 3 or more consecutive days.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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