Dakota Wealth Management Acquires 4,665 Shares of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. $WPM

Dakota Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) by 30.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,966 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,665 shares during the quarter. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in Wheaton Precious Metals were worth $2,346,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals during the first quarter worth approximately $331,000. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 10.7% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 11,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the first quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Wheaton Precious Metals in the second quarter worth approximately $239,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Wheaton Precious Metals by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 172,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,553,000 after purchasing an additional 1,657 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.34% of the company’s stock.

Key Wheaton Precious Metals News

Here are the key news stories impacting Wheaton Precious Metals this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS upgraded WPM from “neutral” to “buy” and set a $160 price target (~28.5% upside vs. the current quote), signaling conviction from a major broker that the shares have meaningful upside. Article Title Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research increased several near-term and FY estimates for WPM (Q1/Q2/Q3 and FY2026/FY2028), and lifted FY2026 to $3.33 EPS from $3.25 — upgrades that improve the earnings outlook even though Zacks retains a “Hold” rating. (Source: MarketBeat summary of analyst notes) Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Company fundamentals are supporting the outlook: WPM reported record operating cash flow (US$1.9B in 2025 vs US$1.03B in 2024), strong sales and net income for 2025, and the board approved an 18% increase in the quarterly dividend — concrete cash-generation and shareholder-return signals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary pieces from Zacks highlight WPM as a strong growth/quality name and question the sustainability of the free-cash-flow rally (key variables: production growth and gold prices). These are useful context items but mostly reinforce existing data rather than introduce new catalysts. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on WPM. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Wheaton Precious Metals from $175.00 to $178.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report on Sunday, December 7th. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $164.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a report on Monday, December 29th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $145.36.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Performance

WPM stock opened at $124.48 on Friday. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. has a one year low of $68.03 and a one year high of $165.76. The firm has a market cap of $56.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.42, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $142.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $121.10.

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.31. Wheaton Precious Metals had a net margin of 63.58% and a return on equity of 17.17%. The firm had revenue of $864.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $719.59 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. Wheaton Precious Metals’s revenue was up 127.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. will post 1.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wheaton Precious Metals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.195 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from Wheaton Precious Metals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Wheaton Precious Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.37%.

Wheaton Precious Metals Company Profile

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.