Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of WPM Q2 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.45. 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on WPM. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price target on the stock. National Bankshares reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.75.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance

WPM stock opened at $87.30 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $39.63 billion, a PE ratio of 64.19, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $85.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.49. Wheaton Precious Metals has a one year low of $51.96 and a one year high of $95.23.

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.05. Wheaton Precious Metals had a net margin of 42.45% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The business had revenue of $470.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.33 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.36 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wheaton Precious Metals

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 2.9% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD. lifted its position in Wheaton Precious Metals by 2.8% in the first quarter. Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD. now owns 5,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in Wheaton Precious Metals by 2.1% in the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its position in Wheaton Precious Metals by 9.0% in the first quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Wheaton Precious Metals by 2.9% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 5,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.34% of the company’s stock.

Wheaton Precious Metals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.76%. Wheaton Precious Metals’s payout ratio is currently 48.53%.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. primarily sells precious metals in North America, Europe, and South America. It produces and sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.