Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Competitors $97.16 +0.58 (+0.60%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$97.57 +0.41 (+0.43%) As of 05:12 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Which has higher 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$1.66B26.53$529.14M$1.7356.16Royal Gold$719.40M16.11$332.02M$6.8225.81 Is WPM or RGLD more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Wheaton Precious Metals' net margin of 47.46%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 13.30% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wheaton Precious Metals47.46% 11.96% 11.64% Royal Gold 56.24%13.30%12.32% Do analysts prefer WPM or RGLD? Wheaton Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of $97.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.18%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $198.63, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, WPM or RGLD? Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WPM or RGLD? In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 13 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 19 mentions for Royal Gold. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Royal Gold's score of 1.20 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 24 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Royal Gold 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 1.0%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Royal Gold has raised 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. SummaryRoyal Gold beats Wheaton Precious Metals on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$44.10B$6.38B$3.44B$21.28BDividend Yield0.68%1.83%5.13%3.52%P/E Ratio56.1616.31110.8529.35Price / Sales26.53545.9533,708,491,670,770,200.0052.78Price / Cash49.3830.8024.1723.64Price / Book5.715.796.185.39Net Income$529.14M$292.30M$150.51M$996.59M7 Day Performance3.06%5.63%3.39%3.12%1 Month Performance5.91%6.24%5.83%2.97%1 Year Performance58.26%50.46%38.54%12.83% Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WPMWheaton Precious Metals4.4443 of 5 stars$97.16+0.6%$97.33+0.2%+54.7%$44.10B$1.66B56.1640Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRGLDRoyal Gold4.3723 of 5 stars$174.55-1.6%$198.63+13.8%+24.8%$11.68B$719.40M25.5930Positive NewsAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.3672 of 5 stars$136.67-0.4%$136.90+0.2%+69.6%$69.02B$8.29B23.2416,968News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.1288 of 5 stars$28.41+0.0%$30.38+6.9%+52.7%$11.94B$1.35B34.232,400News CoveragePositive NewsBTGB2Gold1.3818 of 5 stars$3.95-0.8%$4.31+9.2%+43.5%$5.23B$2.17B-8.234,690News CoveragePositive NewsEGOEldorado Gold3.7494 of 5 stars$23.36-0.6%$23.60+1.0%+36.9%$4.77B$1.32B11.744,800News CoveragePositive NewsFNVFranco-Nevada3.0248 of 5 stars$182.63-1.3%$178.88-2.1%+49.1%$35.67B$1.11B44.8740Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKGCKinross Gold4.2766 of 5 stars$19.74+0.7%$20.07+1.7%+125.9%$23.82B$5.15B15.926,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOROR Royalties2.3232 of 5 stars$30.75-0.4%$24.33-20.9%+76.0%$5.81B$191.16M83.1230News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPAASPan American Silver3.501 of 5 stars$32.51-0.4%$31.40-3.4%+55.7%$11.81B$2.82B22.429,000Positive NewsSANDSandstorm Gold2.65 of 5 stars$10.84-1.3%$10.15-6.4%+93.8%$3.22B$176.28M91.5020News Coverage 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 8/28/2025 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 | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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