Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for WPM Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals' current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.92 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on WPM. National Bankshares reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "outperformer" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $85.90.

Wheaton Precious Metals Price Performance

WPM traded down $0.16 during trading on Monday, hitting $85.90. The company had a trading volume of 121,238 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,672,860. The company has a market cap of $38.98 billion, a PE ratio of 64.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.49. The business has a 50-day moving average of $80.55 and a 200-day moving average of $69.38. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 1-year low of $51.96 and a 1-year high of $87.42.

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $470.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $446.33 million. Wheaton Precious Metals had a net margin of 50.05% and a return on equity of 8.85%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.36 earnings per share.

Wheaton Precious Metals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 28th. Wheaton Precious Metals's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.53%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WPM. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in Wheaton Precious Metals by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 20,534,104 shares of the company's stock worth $1,154,843,000 after buying an additional 1,231,999 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 1.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,996,858 shares of the company's stock worth $1,396,556,000 after buying an additional 324,340 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Wheaton Precious Metals by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,529,219 shares of the company's stock valued at $873,995,000 after acquiring an additional 863,306 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 9,424,930 shares of the company's stock valued at $530,057,000 after buying an additional 447,702 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals during the 4th quarter valued at $472,648,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.34% of the company's stock.

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.