Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $165.5455.

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Berenberg Bank set a $157.00 price target on Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings cut Wheaton Precious Metals from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $182.00 to $177.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on Wheaton Precious Metals from $163.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Wheaton Precious Metals by 144.4% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 220 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 234 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Wheaton Precious Metals in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in Wheaton Precious Metals by 245.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Navalign LLC purchased a new stake in Wheaton Precious Metals during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.34% of the company’s stock.

Wheaton Precious Metals Trading Up 0.0%

WPM opened at $157.80 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $71.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.99, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.55. Wheaton Precious Metals has a one year low of $92.57 and a one year high of $165.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.47. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $119.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $130.47.

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.04. Wheaton Precious Metals had a net margin of 64.66% and a return on equity of 21.97%. The business had revenue of $878.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $879.29 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.63 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 84.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Wheaton Precious Metals will post 4.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.195 dividend. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Wheaton Precious Metals’s dividend payout ratio is 17.29%.

Key Headlines Impacting Wheaton Precious Metals

Here are the key news stories impacting Wheaton Precious Metals this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank maintained a positive outlook for Wheaton’s fiscal 2026 earnings, providing supportive analyst sentiment. Scotiabank Has Positive Estimate for WPM FY2026 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts published expectations for Wheaton’s fourth-quarter earnings, giving investors an updated benchmark ahead of the company’s results. The broader consensus remains approximately $4.80 in EPS for the current fiscal year. Equities Analysts Set Expectations for WPM Q4 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research reduced its EPS forecasts across several future periods, including Q3 2026 to $1.05 from $1.14, Q1 2027 to $1.20 from $1.29, and Q2 2027 to $1.10 from $1.13. It also cut Q3 2027 to $0.99 from $1.28 and Q4 2027 to $1.01 from $1.43.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its full-year 2027 EPS forecast to $4.31 from $5.13 and its 2028 estimate to $4.62 from $5.27. These reductions point to more conservative expectations for Wheaton’s medium-term earnings growth, despite the company’s recent quarterly EPS beat and 84.7% year-over-year revenue increase.

Wheaton Precious Metals Company Profile

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. is a Canada-based precious metals streaming company that acquires and manages long-term purchase agreements for metals produced by mining companies. Rather than operating mines, Wheaton provides upfront and ongoing financing to miners in exchange for the right to purchase a portion of the metals produced — typically silver and gold, and occasionally other precious metals — at predetermined prices. This streaming business model offers investors exposure to metal production with reduced operating and capital-cost risk compared with traditional mining companies.

The company’s activities center on structuring and maintaining a diversified portfolio of streaming agreements across multiple jurisdictions.