Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.00 to $58.10
• 50-Day Range: $56.90 to $68.53
• 52-Week Range: $38.57 to $68.64
• Volume: 3.26 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.62
• Dividend Yield: 1.09%
• Price Target: $71.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wheaton Precious Metals scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 193 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wheaton Precious Metals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wheaton Precious Metals has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wheaton Precious Metals are expected to grow by 23.61% in the coming year, from $1.44 to $1.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wheaton Precious Metals is 42.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wheaton Precious Metals is 42.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 111.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wheaton Precious Metals has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wheaton Precious Metals has a P/B Ratio of 3.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.69% of the float of Wheaton Precious Metals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wheaton Precious Metals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wheaton Precious Metals has recently decreased by 61.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Wheaton Precious Metals pays a meaningful dividend of 1.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wheaton Precious Metals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wheaton Precious Metals is 46.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Wheaton Precious Metals will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.83% next year. This indicates that Wheaton Precious Metals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.48

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.69% of the float of Wheaton Precious Metals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wheaton Precious Metals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wheaton Precious Metals has recently decreased by 61.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Wheaton Precious Metals has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Wheaton Precious Metals this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for WPM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Wheaton Precious Metals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wheaton Precious Metals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.34% of the stock of Wheaton Precious Metals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WPM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WPM shares performed this year?

Wheaton Precious Metals' stock was trading at $49.34 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, WPM stock has increased by 15.7% and is now trading at $57.11.
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How were Wheaton Precious Metals' earnings last quarter?

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November, 8th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34. The company earned $308.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $324.57 million. Wheaton Precious Metals had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.85% and a net margin of 50.05%.

Who are Wheaton Precious Metals' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Wheaton Precious Metals include Van ECK Associates Corp (4.26%), FMR LLC (3.23%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.59%) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Randy Smallwood, Eduardo Luna, Douglas Martin Holtby, Gary Duncan Brown, John Brough, Patrick Eugene Drouin, Haytham Henry Hodaly and Chantal Gosselin.
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How do I buy shares of Wheaton Precious Metals?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Wheaton Precious Metals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wheaton Precious Metals investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Vermilion Energy (VET) and Rogers Communications (RCI).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/08/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold & silver ores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WPM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1323404
• Web: www.wheatonpm.com
• Phone: (604) 684-9648
• Fax: 604-684-3123
• Employees: 42
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $71.67
• High Stock Price Target: $80.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $61.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.90
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 39.66
• P/E Growth: 1.67
• Net Income: $537.64 million
• Net Margins: 50.05%
• Pretax Margin: 56.19%
• Return on Equity: 8.85%
• Return on Assets: 8.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 25.71
• Quick Ratio: 25.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 21.28
• Cash Flow: $1.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 36.63
• Book Value: $15.42 per share
• Price / Book: 3.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 453,668,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $25.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.75