Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for TSE:WPM Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.61 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.58. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals’ current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.64 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $7.23 EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported C$1.78 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$1.25 billion during the quarter. Wheaton Precious Metals had a net margin of 65.55% and a return on equity of 21.32%.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$240.00 to C$250.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group raised Wheaton Precious Metals from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$240.00 to C$250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seven have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$205.62.

Wheaton Precious Metals Trading Up 1.1%

Wheaton Precious Metals stock opened at C$156.78 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$71.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.62 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$166.06 and a 200 day moving average price of C$182.14. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 52 week low of C$125.08 and a 52 week high of C$226.68.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 9th were issued a $0.195 dividend. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 27th. Wheaton Precious Metals’s payout ratio is currently 17.44%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Vincent Chun Yip Lau purchased 225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider owned 1,065 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$188,345.25. The trade was a 26.79% increase in their position. Corporate insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

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.