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WPM vs. NG, IAG, AUY, BTG, and SFR

Should you buy Wheaton Precious Metals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Wheaton Precious Metals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Wheaton Precious Metals include National Grid (NG), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Yamana Gold (AUY), BTG (BTG), and Severfield (SFR). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.

How does Wheaton Precious Metals compare to National Grid?

National Grid (LON:NG) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

National Grid currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,315.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.43%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of £117, suggesting a potential upside of 49.23%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than National Grid.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
National Grid
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

59.4% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of National Grid shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Grid, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
National Grid£25.99B2.33£3.00B£60.8720.31
Wheaton Precious Metals£2.75B12.97£754.42M£395.7019.81

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to National Grid's net margin of 18.32%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 21.32% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
National Grid18.32% 8.47% 3.66%
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%21.32%5.35%

National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. National Grid pays out 93.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 1 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 0 mentions for National Grid. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat National Grid's score of 0.00 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
National Grid Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals Very Positive

National Grid has a beta of 0.599, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 1.187, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats National Grid on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wheaton Precious Metals compare to International Consolidated Airlines Group?

International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

25.1% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 1.187, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

International Consolidated Airlines Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 466, suggesting a potential upside of 6.24%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of £117, suggesting a potential upside of 49.23%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
International Consolidated Airlines Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, International Consolidated Airlines Group had 1 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for International Consolidated Airlines Group and 1 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat International Consolidated Airlines Group's score of 0.23 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
International Consolidated Airlines Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. International Consolidated Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Consolidated Airlines Group£33.35B0.58£3.43B£72.176.08
Wheaton Precious Metals£2.75B12.97£754.42M£395.7019.81

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to International Consolidated Airlines Group's net margin of 11.41%. International Consolidated Airlines Group's return on equity of 71.82% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Consolidated Airlines Group11.41% 71.82% 5.44%
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%21.32%5.35%

International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. International Consolidated Airlines Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

International Consolidated Airlines Group beats Wheaton Precious Metals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wheaton Precious Metals compare to Yamana Gold?

Yamana Gold (LON:AUY) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

63.8% of Yamana Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Yamana Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Yamana Gold. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 0 mentions for Yamana Gold. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Yamana Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Yamana Gold Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals Very Positive

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Yamana Gold. Yamana Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Yamana Gold£1.81B0.00-£982.30M-£0.83N/A
Wheaton Precious Metals£2.75B12.97£754.42M£395.7019.81

Yamana Gold has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 1.187, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Yamana Gold pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Yamana Gold pays out -1,204.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to Yamana Gold's net margin of -54.36%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 21.32% beat Yamana Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Yamana Gold-54.36% -31.37% -13.38%
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%21.32%5.35%

Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of £117, suggesting a potential upside of 49.23%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Yamana Gold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Yamana Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Yamana Gold on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wheaton Precious Metals compare to BTG?

BTG (LON:BTG) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both precious metals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

19.2% of BTG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 19.7% of BTG shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, BTG had 4 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BTG and 1 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat BTG's score of -0.07 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BTG
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

BTG pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. BTG pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than BTG. BTG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BTG£159.40M1.11N/A£6.0018.33
Wheaton Precious Metals£2.75B12.97£754.42M£395.7019.81

BTG presently has a consensus price target of GBX 160, suggesting a potential upside of 45.45%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of £117, suggesting a potential upside of 49.23%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than BTG.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BTG
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to BTG's net margin of 0.00%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 21.32% beat BTG's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BTGN/A N/A N/A
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%21.32%5.35%

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats BTG on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wheaton Precious Metals compare to Severfield?

Severfield (LON:SFR) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both precious metals companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Severfield has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 1.187, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Severfield presently has a consensus price target of GBX 44, indicating a potential upside of 14.29%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of £117, indicating a potential upside of 49.23%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Severfield.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Severfield
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

59.8% of Severfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Severfield shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Severfield. Severfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Severfield£454.25M0.25£15.24M-£12.03N/A
Wheaton Precious Metals£2.75B12.97£754.42M£395.7019.81

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to Severfield's net margin of -7.84%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 21.32% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Severfield-7.84% -22.06% 4.69%
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%21.32%5.35%

In the previous week, Severfield had 2 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Severfield and 1 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Severfield's score of 1.25 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Severfield
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wheaton Precious Metals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Severfield on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WPM vs. The Competition

MetricWheaton Precious MetalsGold IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£35.60B£4.65B£4.46B£2.76B
Dividend Yield0.76%5.66%5.04%6.16%
P/E Ratio19.8135.7320.49368.18
Price / Sales12.97201.175,717.8784,400.46
Price / CashN/A22.1124.0727.89
Price / Book4.9010.538.497.41
Net Income£754.42M£6.39M£157.08M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.85%-2.20%-1.96%-0.14%
1 Month Performance-13.08%-5.72%-5.87%-0.87%
1 Year Performance15.18%42.77%34.74%61.64%

Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.4459 of 5 stars
GBX 7,840
+0.8%
£117
+49.2%
+17.5%£35.60B£2.75B19.8142
NG
National Grid
1.6655 of 5 stars
GBX 1,235
-1.1%
GBX 1,315.43
+6.5%
+18.6%£60.63B£25.99B20.2910
IAG
International Consolidated Airlines Group
2.6253 of 5 stars
GBX 448.90
-1.2%
GBX 466
+3.8%
+15.2%£19.88B£33.35B6.225,360
AUY
Yamana Gold
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.57B£1.81BN/A11,600
BTG
BTG
4.3124 of 5 stars
GBX 107.50
+0.5%
GBX 160
+48.8%
N/A£173.23M£159.40M17.924,690

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