Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Competitors C$116.36 -1.25 (-1.06%) As of 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock WPM vs. AEM, ABX, FNV, IAG, AGI, PAAS, YRI, OR, IMG, and EQXShould you be buying Wheaton Precious Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wheaton Precious Metals include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Franco-Nevada (FNV), iA Financial (IAG), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Yamana Gold (YRI), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), and Equinox Gold (EQX). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Wheaton Precious Metals vs. Agnico Eagle Mines Barrick Gold Franco-Nevada iA Financial Alamos Gold Pan American Silver Yamana Gold Osisko Gold Royalties IAMGOLD Equinox Gold Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking. Does the media prefer WPM or AEM? In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 2 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 7 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.50 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wheaton Precious Metals 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agnico Eagle Mines 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is WPM or AEM more profitable? Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 12.86%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wheaton Precious Metals50.05% 8.56% 5.35% Agnico Eagle Mines 12.86%5.05%3.80% Which has more risk and volatility, WPM or AEM? Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WPM or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines received 489 more outperform votes than Wheaton Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.58% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Wheaton Precious Metals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWheaton Precious MetalsOutperform Votes1560.00% Underperform Votes1040.00% Agnico Eagle MinesOutperform Votes50460.58% Underperform Votes32839.42% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WPM or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWheaton Precious MetalsC$851.18M43.35C$426.03MC$1.9260.55Agnico Eagle MinesC$5.52B10.79C$709.54MC$2.8559.16 Do insiders & institutionals believe in WPM or AEM? 69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WPM or AEM a better dividend stock? Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer WPM or AEM? Wheaton Precious Metals currently has a consensus target price of C$100.43, suggesting a potential downside of 13.69%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of C$130.50, suggesting a potential downside of 22.50%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wheaton Precious Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.40Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 SummaryWheaton Precious Metals beats Agnico Eagle Mines on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wheaton Precious Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WPM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WPM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWheaton Precious MetalsGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$36.90BC$1.57BC$2.97BC$5.52BDividend Yield0.87%5.99%5.22%6.83%P/E Ratio60.55365.3675.8429.92Price / Sales43.35174,304,593,677,619,000.0023,069,725,634,249,600.00567.99Price / CashN/A21.9724.3383.20Price / Book7.275.675.223.53Net IncomeC$426.03MC$8.80MC$155.25MC$300.83M1 Month Performance6.59%8.32%1.47%-3.70%1 Year Performance60.76%31.50%16.39%11.14% Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WPMWheaton Precious Metals2.0259 of 5 starsC$116.36-1.1%C$100.43-13.7%+60.4%C$36.90BC$851.18M60.5540Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsAEMAgnico Eagle Mines1.8983 of 5 starsC$143.57+1.2%C$128.71-10.3%+92.7%C$50.76BC$5.52B50.4411,800Analyst UpgradeGap UpABXBarrick Gold3.5023 of 5 starsC$25.39+1.1%C$32.50+28.0%+19.6%C$30.86BC$8.51B19.1221,300Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap DownFNVFranco-Nevada0.7125 of 5 starsC$205.24-0.9%C$194.10-5.4%+41.4%C$27.85BC$769.64M-44.3240Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageIAGiA Financial2.5781 of 5 starsC$120.79-1.0%C$140.75+16.5%+54.9%C$11.33BC$14.46B11.515,360Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAGIAlamos Gold0.958 of 5 starsC$35.27+0.9%C$37.25+5.6%+97.3%C$10.43BC$879.15M41.992,400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownPAASPan American Silver1.5741 of 5 starsC$31.24+0.4%C$52.50+68.1%+43.3%C$7.97BC$1.88B-167.4913,000Gap DownYRIYamana GoldN/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.59BC$1.81B-5.7211,600High Trading VolumeOROsisko Gold Royalties0.5918 of 5 starsC$27.72-0.1%C$31.06+12.1%+45.1%C$5.18BC$248.46M-94.1730Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGap DownIMGIAMGOLD2.095 of 5 starsC$8.34+3.3%C$9.05+8.5%+115.7%C$3.39BC$1.12B4.335,360Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownEQXEquinox GoldN/AC$8.25+0.6%N/A+20.0%C$2.65BC$1.08B8.757,730News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agnico Eagle Mines Alternatives Barrick Gold Alternatives Franco-Nevada Alternatives iA Financial Alternatives Alamos Gold Alternatives Pan American Silver Alternatives Yamana Gold Alternatives Osisko Gold Royalties Alternatives IAMGOLD Alternatives Equinox Gold Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:WPM) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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