Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of WPM Q2 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM - Free Report) - Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "outperformer" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, National Bankshares restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $85.90.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance

Wheaton Precious Metals stock traded up $0.64 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $86.16. The company had a trading volume of 1,252,956 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,676,969. The firm has a market cap of $39.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.49. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 1 year low of $51.96 and a 1 year high of $87.42. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $80.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.08.

Wheaton Precious Metals Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wheaton Precious Metals

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of WPM. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL purchased a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the 1st quarter worth approximately $360,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the 1st quarter worth approximately $209,000. Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the 1st quarter worth approximately $469,000. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 43.4% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 106,066 shares of the company's stock worth $8,230,000 after buying an additional 32,091 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 11,223 shares of the company's stock worth $871,000 after buying an additional 1,081 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.34% of the company's stock.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

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.