National Bank Financial Comments on TSE:WPM FY2026 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.38 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.01. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals' current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals' FY2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on WPM. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$107.00 to C$141.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Wheaton Precious Metals to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$131.00 to C$134.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$109.50.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:WPM traded up C$4.13 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$125.36. 274,683 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 754,205. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 52 week low of C$72.93 and a 52 week high of C$129.87. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$120.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$107.93. The company has a market cap of C$39.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.23 and a beta of 0.70.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 10th were given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. Wheaton Precious Metals's payout ratio is presently 43.71%.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton Precious Metals is one of the largest precious metals streaming companies in the world. The Company has entered into agreements to purchase all or a portion of the precious metals or cobalt production from high-quality mines for an upfront payment and an additional payment upon delivery of the metal.