First Majestic Silver remains a buy, offering high leverage to silver with improved fundamentals and a cleaner portfolio after two non-core asset sales. Recent sales of San Martin ($90M, NPV ~$77M) and Del Toro (up to $60M) convert idle assets into liquidity, supporting capex for growth projects like Santo Niño. Q1 delivered strong results: revenue up 95% YoY to $476.7M, free cash flow $224M, and record $1.13B treasury, reflecting operational leverage to silver prices.
AG has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.
First Majestic lifts its 2026 production outlook after Q2 silver output rises 3% y/y, backed by strong mine performance and higher guidance across key assets.
First Majestic Silver (AG) is rated a buy, driven by surging cash flow from higher silver prices and upcoming gold production at Jerritt Canyon. Q1 2026 saw realized silver prices of $86.35/oz, propelling non-GAAP EPS to $1.13 annualized and a forward P/E of 15.98, slightly below sector median. Jerritt Canyon, reopening in the second half of 2026, is expected to add over 100,000 oz gold annually, diversifying AG's revenue and reducing silver price risk.
Silver crossed deep into record territory this year, and the stocks levered to it have finally started catching up.
TSM, QGEN and AG recently raised dividends as inflation, rising Treasury yields and oil prices fuel market volatility and economic concerns.
Silver is having a structural moment. The metal pushed to $118.45/oz in January 2026 before settling near the $80 handle that several banks pencilled in as a base case, and Deutsche Bank and other strategists are now modelling a path into the $90 to $100 range as central bank diversification, industrial demand from solar and solid-state batteries, and an ongoing supply-demand deficit collide.
First Majestic Silver is upgraded to Hold after a significant price drop, with long-term macro tailwinds supporting long-term repricing potential. AG posted a strong quarter: 95% revenue growth, 182% higher operating cash flow, and $223.5M in FCF, while maintaining a robust balance sheet with nearly $1B in cash. Operationally, AG announced advancing with the Jerritt Canyon restart plan ($75M investment for H2 2027), with their well-timed Gatos acquisition and the capital allocation reflecting discipline.
First Majestic Silver NYSE: AG reported what Chief Executive Officer Keith Neumeyer described as an “exceptionally good” first quarter, with production ahead of the midpoint of guidance and record revenue driven by higher realized silver prices and stronger margins.
AG heads into Q1 earnings with strong silver prices and Gatos Silver gains, but lower production and rising costs may weigh on results.
With the recent volatility in silver prices weighing on the near-term prospects of the Zacks Mining - Silver industry, stocks like PAAS and AG will likely gain from solid growth projects.
First Majestic edges past Hecla as rising silver prices, strong mine assets and First Mint momentum boost growth, while Hecla faces cost pressures.