Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Stifel Canada lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.97 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.70. Stifel Canada currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals' current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share.
A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on WPM. CIBC lifted their price target on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$85.00 to C$88.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. BMO Capital Markets raised Wheaton Precious Metals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$107.00 to C$141.00 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. National Bankshares raised their target price 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. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$78.00 to C$83.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$106.00.
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Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance
Shares of WPM traded down C$0.73 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching C$113.15. 633,745 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 754,383. The business's 50-day moving average price is C$106.58 and its 200-day moving average price is C$93.91. The stock has a market capitalization of C$35.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.88 and a beta of 0.70. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 12 month low of C$71.18 and a 12 month high of C$120.60.
Wheaton Precious Metals Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. Wheaton Precious Metals's dividend payout ratio is presently 43.71%.
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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.
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