Zacks Research Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for TSE:WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, September 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $6.57 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.51. 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 $1.68 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.17 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.41 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.81 EPS.

Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported C$1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$1.32 billion during the quarter. Wheaton Precious Metals had a return on equity of 22.96% and a net margin of 64.66%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. National Bank Financial boosted their target price on Wheaton Precious Metals from C$205.00 to C$210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Peel Hunt dropped their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$220.00 to C$187.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$203.86.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance

WPM opened at C$192.01 on Monday. Wheaton Precious Metals has a one year low of C$129.69 and a one year high of C$226.68. The company has a market cap of C$87.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.59 and a beta of 1.61. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is C$193.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$182.18.

Insider Transactions at Wheaton Precious Metals

In other Wheaton Precious Metals news, insider Nikola Tatarkin sold 3,733 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$189.00, for a total transaction of C$705,537.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 30,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$5,812,884. This trade represents a 10.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wheaton Precious Metals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd were paid a $0.1950 dividend. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. Wheaton Precious Metals’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.