Edison Inv. Res Has Negative Forecast for WPM Q1 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) – Investment analysts at Edison Inv. Res cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report issued on Monday, January 19th. Edison Inv. Res analyst L. Ashbourne now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.89. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals’ current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Edison Inv. Res also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

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

Several other equities analysts have also commented on WPM. Zacks Research lowered shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Wheaton Precious Metals from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, CIBC raised their target price on Wheaton Precious Metals from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wheaton Precious Metals presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $130.78.

Wheaton Precious Metals Price Performance

Shares of WPM opened at $143.81 on Thursday. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 12 month low of $57.84 and a 12 month high of $146.77. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $117.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.84. The company has a market cap of $65.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.37, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.52.

Institutional Trading of Wheaton Precious Metals

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WPM. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $11,355,000. West Family Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Wheaton Precious Metals in the 2nd quarter valued at about $247,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Wheaton Precious Metals in the 2nd quarter valued at $656,463,000. Voya Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Wheaton Precious Metals by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 246,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,608,000 after purchasing an additional 16,908 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Louisbourg Investments Inc. boosted its stake in Wheaton Precious Metals by 72.9% in the second quarter. Louisbourg Investments Inc. now owns 115,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,398,000 after acquiring an additional 48,852 shares during the last quarter. 70.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

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

About Wheaton Precious Metals

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.