Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for WPM Q1 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) – Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.73 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.69. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals’ current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.04 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on WPM. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. CIBC upped their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $130.78.

Wheaton Precious Metals Price Performance

Shares of WPM opened at $121.25 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $105.76 and its 200-day moving average is $100.45. The company has a market capitalization of $55.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.54. Wheaton Precious Metals has a fifty-two week low of $55.47 and a fifty-two week high of $123.92.

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.03. Wheaton Precious Metals had a return on equity of 13.32% and a net margin of 54.72%.The firm had revenue of $476.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $495.53 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 54.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wheaton Precious Metals

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bulwark Capital Corp acquired a new position in Wheaton Precious Metals in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Delta Asset Management LLC TN bought a new position in Wheaton Precious Metals in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Wheaton Precious Metals during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in Wheaton Precious Metals during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors own 70.34% of the company’s stock.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th were paid a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 20th. Wheaton Precious Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.00%.

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.