Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for TSE:WPM Q1 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report issued on Monday, May 5th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the company will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals' current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on WPM. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$85.00 to C$88.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Peel Hunt upped their price target on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$95.00 to C$110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$107.00 to C$141.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price objective on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$115.00 to C$120.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Wheaton Precious Metals presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$106.00.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance

Shares of WPM traded down C$1.88 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$108.61. The company had a trading volume of 400,032 shares, compared to its average volume of 752,914. The company's 50-day simple moving average is C$109.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$96.14. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 1 year low of C$71.18 and a 1 year high of C$120.60. The firm has a market capitalization of C$34.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.51 and a beta of 0.70.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. Wheaton Precious Metals's dividend payout ratio is presently 43.71%.

Wheaton Precious Metals Company Profile

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. primarily sells precious metals in North America, Europe, and South America. It produces and sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.