Edison Inv. Res Has Negative Outlook of WPM Q1 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) – Equities research analysts at Edison Inv. Res reduced 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 forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. The company 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 in the prior year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share.

WPM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $115.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $127.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wheaton Precious Metals has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $130.78.

Wheaton Precious Metals Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of WPM stock opened at $146.37 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $118.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $106.21. The stock has a market cap of $66.46 billion, a PE ratio of 66.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.52. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 12 month low of $58.31 and a 12 month high of $147.28.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wheaton Precious Metals

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Wheaton Precious Metals by 144.4% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the third quarter worth $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Wheaton Precious Metals in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors own 70.34% of the company’s stock.

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.