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Seabridge Gold Inc

SEAToronto Stock Exchange

SectorMaterials

IndustryGold

Beta (adjusted)1.59

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $27.25Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $2.9B

Enterprise Value $3.4B

Shares Outstanding 100.9M diluted

Next Earnings Date11 Nov 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

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

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Thesis Summary

Seabridge Gold Inc. represents a premier, highly leveraged option on gold and copper prices through its 100%-owned flagship KSM Project in British Columbia, Canada—one of the largest undeveloped gold-copper projects globally. The investment thesis is anchored on three major near-term catalysts: the formalization of a joint-venture partnership with a major mining operator to fund and build KSM, the completion of an updated Feasibility Study in 2H 2027, and the recent strategic spin-out of the Courageous Lake asset into Valor Gold Corp. (completed June 3, 2026) which unlocks unrecognized value. Furthermore, the BC Supreme Court's June 2026 ruling upholding KSM's 'Substantially Started' designation permanently secures its environmental certificates, significantly de-risking the project's regulatory runway.

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 targets3 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$40.00

Mean target$55.00

High · most bullish analyst$71.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

The bear case reflects a scenario where partnership negotiations break down or are significantly delayed, forcing Seabridge to continue diluting shareholders through its At-The-Market (ATM) equity program to fund ongoing early works. Additionally, prolonged or contentious Indigenous consultations ordered by the BC Supreme Court could introduce regulatory friction, and a sharp correction in gold and copper prices would severely compress the project's NPV and investor sentiment.

Base CaseCentral scenario

The base case assumes Seabridge successfully formalizes its joint-venture agreement with its current preferred partner, who is already participating in technical and early works planning. The partner will fund the majority of KSM's multi-billion-dollar capital expenditure in exchange for an operating stake. Early works continue uninterrupted, and the updated Feasibility Study is delivered in late 2027, confirming robust economics under current commodity price levels. Valuation is driven by a sum-of-the-parts Net Asset Value (NAV) model with a conservative probability weighting applied to the development stages.

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

Key Investment Merits

World-Class Scale: KSM is one of the largest undeveloped gold-copper projects in the world, hosting 47.3 million ounces of gold and 7.3 billion pounds of copper in proven and probable reserves.
Significant De-risking: The BC Supreme Court's June 2026 ruling upheld the 'Substantially Started' designation, permanently locking in provincial and federal environmental certificates for the life of the project.
Imminent Partnership Catalyst: Seabridge is actively working with a single preferred partner who is already integrated into technical and early works planning, with a formal agreement expected to be finalized in 2026.
Value-Unlocking Spin-out: The successful spin-out of the Courageous Lake project into Valor Gold Corp. on June 3, 2026, directly delivers value to shareholders for an asset previously ignored by the market.

Key Investment Risks

Massive Capital Requirements: Building KSM requires billions of dollars in initial capital, making Seabridge entirely dependent on securing a major joint-venture partner.
Dilution Risk: In the absence of a finalized partnership, Seabridge relies on its At-The-Market (ATM) equity program to fund early works, leading to ongoing share dilution.
Consultation and Regulatory Friction: While the environmental certificates are secure, the court-ordered additional consultation with specific First Nations groups could introduce minor timeline delays.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Complete termination of negotiations with the preferred partner without a replacement contender.
A sustained collapse in gold prices below $1,800/oz and copper below $3.00/lb, rendering KSM's economics unviable.
An unexpected legal or regulatory injunction that halts ongoing early works construction at KSM.

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

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