Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Competitors $88.30 -0.70 (-0.79%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.20 -0.11 (-0.12%) As of 07/18/2025 07:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WPM vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, EGO, FNV, KGC, OR, PAAS, and SANDShould you be buying Wheaton Precious Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wheaton Precious Metals include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (KGC), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), and Sandstorm Gold (SAND). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Wheaton Precious Metals vs. Its Competitors Royal Gold Agnico Eagle Mines Alamos Gold B2Gold Eldorado Gold Franco-Nevada Kinross Gold OR Royalties Pan American Silver Sandstorm Gold Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts rate WPM or RGLD? Wheaton Precious Metals currently has a consensus price target of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.32%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 24.14%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wheaton Precious Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has better earnings & valuation, WPM or RGLD? Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Royal 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 RatioWheaton Precious Metals$1.28B31.20$529.14M$1.3664.93Royal Gold$719.40M14.16$332.02M$6.0425.62 Does the media favor WPM or RGLD? In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 15 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 14 mentions for Royal Gold. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Royal Gold's score of 1.17 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wheaton Precious Metals 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royal Gold 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, WPM or RGLD? Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WPM or RGLD? 70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is WPM or RGLD more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Wheaton Precious Metals' net margin of 42.45%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wheaton Precious Metals42.45% 10.32% 10.10% Royal Gold 52.15%12.48%11.52% Is WPM or RGLD a better dividend stock? Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 48.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryWheaton Precious Metals and Royal Gold tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wheaton Precious Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WPM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WPM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WPM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWheaton Precious MetalsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$40.40B$6.08B$3.25B$20.85BDividend Yield0.74%2.06%5.16%3.65%P/E Ratio64.9327.45106.1727.56Price / Sales31.20442.1830,017,513,221,228,500.0059.11Price / Cash45.4527.1823.8622.29Price / Book5.527.936.004.66Net Income$529.14M$278.61M$147.94M$994.58M7 Day Performance-3.00%5.32%0.42%-0.29%1 Month Performance-3.05%13.11%5.36%4.90%1 Year Performance47.07%38.85%26.73%11.14% Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WPMWheaton Precious Metals3.9759 of 5 stars$88.30-0.8%$93.00+5.3%+44.9%$40.40B$1.28B64.9340Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRGLDRoyal Gold4.6445 of 5 stars$168.24-6.4%$192.13+14.2%+11.6%$11.84B$719.40M30.6930Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.6707 of 5 stars$122.18+1.8%$130.50+6.8%+57.1%$60.43B$8.29B24.0116,968Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.364 of 5 stars$27.74+2.8%$30.38+9.5%+45.2%$11.34B$1.35B32.922,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBTGB2Gold3.2466 of 5 stars$3.68+0.5%$4.21+14.5%+11.7%$4.86B$1.97B-7.674,690Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEGOEldorado Gold4.351 of 5 stars$20.86+0.4%$21.70+4.0%+18.1%$4.26B$1.32B13.154,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFNVFranco-Nevada4.4662 of 5 stars$165.30+0.1%$172.13+4.1%+22.4%$31.80B$1.11B46.2440Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKGCKinross Gold4.8361 of 5 stars$16.06+1.3%$17.00+5.9%+71.6%$19.46B$5.15B18.026,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOROR Royalties2.316 of 5 stars$27.25+4.7%$24.33-10.7%+51.2%$4.89B$191.16M46.4830Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPAASPan American Silver3.899 of 5 stars$29.35+0.5%$30.60+4.3%+22.5%$10.57B$2.82B24.339,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSANDSandstorm Gold2.8506 of 5 stars$10.25+6.4%$9.25-9.8%+64.0%$2.82B$176.28M96.3020Ex-DividendHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royal Gold Competitors Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors B2Gold Competitors Eldorado Gold Competitors Franco-Nevada Competitors Kinross Gold Competitors OR Royalties Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Sandstorm Gold Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WPM) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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