Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for WPM FY2025 Earnings

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.61 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $2.59. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 54.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on WPM. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $158.00 price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note on Friday. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from $127.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $175.00 price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note on Monday, January 26th. CIBC raised their price target on Wheaton Precious Metals from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Wheaton Precious Metals currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $140.44.

Wheaton Precious Metals Trading Down 13.8%

NYSE WPM opened at $131.67 on Friday. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 12 month low of $62.01 and a 12 month high of $160.36. The stock has a market cap of $59.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.85, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.52. The company’s 50 day moving average is $122.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $108.35.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wheaton Precious Metals

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals in the 2nd quarter worth $656,463,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,955,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $777,938,000 after acquiring an additional 1,847,977 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of Wheaton Precious Metals by 53.0% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,197,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,453,572 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Wheaton Precious Metals by 26.1% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,455,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $722,270,000 after acquiring an additional 1,335,588 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Wheaton Precious Metals by 139.8% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,085,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,237,000 after acquiring an additional 1,215,660 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.34% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Wheaton Precious Metals

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded WPM from a “hold” to a “strong-buy” and materially raised near‑term and multi‑year EPS forecasts — including lifts to Q1 2026, several quarterly 2026–2027 estimates and FY2026/FY2027 (FY2026 to ~$3.25 from ~$3.01; FY2027 to ~$3.26 from ~$3.04). This signals analysts expect stronger cash flow/earnings ahead and is a constructive fundamental read on the company. Zacks Research Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Although the Zacks notes are positive, none of the supplied items explain the intraday share weakness. That suggests the price decline is likely being driven by other, non‑covered factors (examples to check: moves in silver/gold/commodity prices, sector rotation or broader market weakness, profit‑taking after the recent run‑up, or short‑term technical/volume dynamics). These drivers are not mentioned in the Zacks releases provided.

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.