Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

AI-assisted
Thesis Summary

Pan American offers substantial silver exposure, strong current free-cash-flow generation, an enhanced shareholder-return framework and multiple organic growth projects. These merits are balanced by gold production and cost-execution pressure, weather-related disruption risk, metal-price sensitivity and an indefinite Escobal timeline.

Sign in / Sign up to read more
This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets8 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$53.00
Mean target$65.50
High · most bullish analyst$94.00
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$53.0025%

Gold production misses the 700 thousand ounce floor, Gold Segment AISC exceeds $1,850 per ounce, severe weather or mine-specific constraints disrupt output, and weaker metal prices reduce free cash flow and discretionary repurchases while Escobal remains suspended.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$65.5056%
Matches the consensus mean

Silver production remains within the 25-27 million ounce range, gold production finishes near the low end of guidance, Gold Segment AISC finishes near the high end, and shareholder returns continue alongside disciplined project spending.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$94.0019%

Silver production reaches the upper end of guidance, Juanicipio continues contributing low-cost ounces, gold operations recover in the second half, and strong attributable free cash flow sustains dividends and repurchases while La Colorada Skarn and Timmins advance without material delay.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • H1 2026 attributable silver production reached 12.90 million ounces, and management reiterated annual guidance of 25.0-27.0 million ounces.
  • The enhanced return framework targets 35%-40% of annual attributable free cash flow through dividends and repurchases, while La Colorada Skarn and Timmins provide organic-growth optionality.
Sign in / Sign up to read more
Key Investment Risks
  • Management expects 2026 gold production at the low end of guidance and Gold Segment AISC at the high end following weaker expected output at Jacobina and El Peñon.
  • Operations remain sensitive to silver and gold prices, labour and consumables costs, taxes, royalties, foreign exchange rates and severe weather.
  • Escobal remains suspended with no timeline for completion of the ILO 169 consultation or restart of operations.
Sign in / Sign up to read more

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Quality Pillars Members

This section is available to registered members. Create a free account or sign in to unlock the full breakdown.

Sign in / Sign up

Explore this dossier

AI-assisted, source-linked narrative; figures from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market data. Dates shown per section. Not investment advice. Terms of Use.