Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research

Posted by Stanley Muller on Jul 29th, 2026

Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM – Get Free Report) was downgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Pampa Energia in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Pampa Energia from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Pampa Energia from $97.50 to $101.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.83.

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Pampa Energia Price Performance

PAM opened at $85.20 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $83.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.19. Pampa Energia has a 12-month low of $54.95 and a 12-month high of $94.50. The firm has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.62, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The utilities provider reported $4.00 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $573.00 million during the quarter. Pampa Energia had a return on equity of 12.23% and a net margin of 20.31%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Pampa Energia will post 10.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Marcos Marcelo Mindlin sold 1,800,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.48, for a total value of $6,264,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,971,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,902,466.04. The trade was a 6.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Gustavo Mariani bought 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $81.40 per share, for a total transaction of $2,035,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 1,566,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $127,487,377.60. The trade was a 1.62% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 1,710,694 shares of company stock valued at $7,701,005 and sold 7,157,000 shares valued at $24,696,070. 55.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pampa Energia

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. PointState Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Pampa Energia in the 4th quarter valued at $24,006,000. Fundamenta Capital S.A. purchased a new stake in Pampa Energia during the 4th quarter worth approximately $23,496,000. Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. raised its holdings in Pampa Energia by 198.1% in the first quarter. Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. now owns 287,383 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,433,000 after acquiring an additional 190,963 shares in the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda acquired a new position in Pampa Energia in the first quarter worth about $14,482,000. Finally, Seldon Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Pampa Energia during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $12,582,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 12.77% of the company’s stock.

About Pampa Energia

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Pampa Energía SA is Argentina’s largest independent energy company, with integrated operations spanning electricity generation, transmission, distribution and oil and gas activities. The company holds a diversified portfolio of thermal and hydroelectric power plants, along with growing investments in renewable energy projects, serving both domestic and regional markets.

In its electricity business, Pampa Energía develops and operates plants that supply energy to Argentina’s power grid.