Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Edison Inv. Res increased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report released on Friday, August 7th. Edison Inv. Res analyst L. Ashbourne now expects that the company will earn $1.31 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals’ current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Edison Inv. Res also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.57 EPS.
Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. National Bank Financial raised their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$205.00 to C$210.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$240.00 to C$250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$240.00 to C$250.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Peel Hunt lowered their price target on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$220.00 to C$187.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seven have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$194.62.
Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Up 0.7%
WPM stock opened at C$186.98 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$84.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.48 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$162.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$180.72. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 52 week low of C$126.12 and a 52 week high of C$226.68.
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported C$1.69 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$1.32 billion during the quarter. Wheaton Precious Metals had a net margin of 64.66% and a return on equity of 22.96%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Wheaton Precious Metals news, insider Vincent Chun Yip Lau bought 225 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$176.85 per share, with a total value of C$39,791.25. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$188,345.25. This trade represents a 26.79% increase in their position. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.
Wheaton Precious Metals Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be issued a $0.195 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Wheaton Precious Metals’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.97%.
Wheaton Precious Metals Company Profile
Wheaton is the world’s premier precious metals streaming company with the highest-quality portfolio of long-life, low-cost assets. Its business model offers investors commodity price leverage and exploration upside but with a much lower risk profile than a traditional mining company. Wheaton delivers amongst the highest cash operating margins in the mining industry, allowing it to pay a competitive dividend and continue to grow through accretive acquisitions. Wheaton is committed to strong ESG practices and giving back to the communities where Wheaton and its mining partners operate.
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