Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wheaton Precious Metals is the world's premier precious metals streaming company with the highest-quality portfolio of long-life, low-cost assets. Its business model offers investors leverage to commodity prices and exploration upside but with a much lower risk profile than a traditional mining company. Wheaton delivers amongst the highest cash operating margins in the mining industry, allowing it to pay a competitive dividend and continue to grow through accretive acquisitions. As a result, Wheaton has consistently outperformed gold and silver, as well as other mining investments. Wheaton is committed to strong ESG practices and giving back to the communities where Wheaton and its mining partners operate. Wheaton creates sustainable value through streaming.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 6,200 to 6,361.77
• 50-Day Range: 5,528.62 to 6,450.12
• 52-Week Range: 3,978.30 to 6,520
• Volume: 5,330 shs
• Average Volume: 3,288 shs
• Market Capitalization: £35.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 58.17
• Dividend Yield: 0.74%
• Price Target: GBX 5,900
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wheaton Precious Metals scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Wheaton Precious Metals has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wheaton Precious Metals has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wheaton Precious Metals is 58.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wheaton Precious Metals is 58.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 72.47.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wheaton Precious Metals has a P/B Ratio of 3.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WPM.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Wheaton Precious Metals has a dividend yield of 0.89%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wheaton Precious Metals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wheaton Precious Metals is 43.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WPM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

35 people have searched for WPM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Wheaton Precious Metals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wheaton Precious Metals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.13% of the stock of Wheaton Precious Metals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.83% of the stock of Wheaton Precious Metals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WPM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WPM shares performed this year?

Wheaton Precious Metals' stock was trading at GBX 4,460 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WPM shares have increased by 41.6% and is now trading at GBX 6,314.50.
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How do I buy shares of Wheaton Precious Metals?

Shares of WPM stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Wheaton Precious Metals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wheaton Precious Metals investors own include SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Andersons (ANDE), British American Tobacco (BTI), Copa (CPA), FREYR Battery (FREY) and Coca-Cola (KO).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/11 Dividend: 4/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend: 4/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/11/2025
• Today: 5/27/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: LON:WPM
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wheatonpm.com
• Phone: 604-684-9648
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 42
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 5,900
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 5,900
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 5,900
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 108.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 58.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £754.42 million
• Net Margins: 50.05%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.56%
• Return on Assets: 5.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 25.71
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 23.70
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 1,600.51 per share
• Price / Book: 3.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 561,527,761
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £35.72 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.70