TSE:WPM Stock Gets Reduced EPS Estimate from Zacks Research

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $6.44 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $6.57. The consensus estimate for Wheaton Precious Metals’ current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Wheaton Precious Metals’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.00 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $2.33 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.54 EPS.

Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported C$1.69 EPS for the quarter. Wheaton Precious Metals had a return on equity of 22.96% and a net margin of 64.66%. The firm had revenue of C$1.32 billion during the quarter.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. National Bank Financial lifted their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$205.00 to C$210.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Peel Hunt decreased their price target on shares of Wheaton Precious Metals from C$220.00 to C$187.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$203.86.

Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of WPM opened at C$177.02 on Thursday. Wheaton Precious Metals has a 12-month low of C$131.54 and a 12-month high of C$226.68. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$200.29 and its 200 day moving average is C$185.92. The stock has a market cap of C$80.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.27 and a beta of 1.59.

Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 3rd were given a $0.1950 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Wheaton Precious Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.97%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Nikola Tatarkin sold 3,733 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$189.00, for a total value of C$705,537.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 30,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$5,812,884. This trade represents a 10.82% decrease in their position. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

More Wheaton Precious Metals News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q4 2027 EPS forecast to $1.53 from $1.50, providing a limited positive offset to the broader estimate reductions.
• Neutral Sentiment: The analyst’s current full-year earnings consensus remains listed at $2.47 per share. No new production, streaming-agreement, or operational developments were reported in these items; the news is focused entirely on analyst modeling.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $1.32 from $1.41 and reduced Q4 2026 EPS to $1.65 from $1.68. Its FY2026 forecast also fell to $6.44 from $6.57.
• Negative Sentiment: Estimates for FY2027 declined to $6.00 per share from $6.17, while Q1 2027 fell to $1.56 from $1.68 and Q3 2027 dropped to $1.33 from $1.41.
• Negative Sentiment: Longer-term estimates were also trimmed: Q1 2028 EPS decreased to $2.16 from $2.39, Q2 2028 to $2.39 from $2.41, and FY2028 to $9.54 from $9.81. The widespread cuts are likely weighing on WPM because they reduce expected future earnings and may temper valuation support.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton is the world’s premier precious metals streaming company with the highest-quality portfolio of long-life, low-cost assets. Its business model offers investors commodity price leverage and exploration upside but with a much lower risk profile than a traditional mining company. Wheaton delivers amongst the highest cash operating margins in the mining industry, allowing it to pay a competitive dividend and continue to grow through accretive acquisitions. Wheaton is committed to strong ESG practices and giving back to the communities where Wheaton and its mining partners operate.