Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 1st

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (LON:WPM) declared a dividend on Friday, March 14th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, April 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This is a 6.5% increase from Wheaton Precious Metals’s previous dividend of $0.16. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance

WPM opened at GBX 5,928.61 ($76.74) on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 5,385.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 5,005.61. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 52-week low of GBX 3,480 ($45.04) and a 52-week high of GBX 6,011.84 ($77.81). The firm has a market capitalization of £33.29 billion, a PE ratio of 54.62 and a beta of 0.70.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,900 ($76.37) price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note on Monday, March 17th.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton Precious Metals is one of the largest precious metals streaming companies in the world. The Company has entered into agreements to purchase all or a portion of the precious metals or cobalt production from high-quality mines for an upfront payment and an additional payment upon delivery of the metal.