Precious Metals
Interested In Buying Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)? Make Sure You Read This First
The stock of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) decreased by -$0.07 on Monday to finish at $43.03, down -0.16 percent. The last five days have seen…
The stock of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:WPM) decreased by -$0.07 on Monday to finish at $43.03, down -0.16 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,515,920 shares of common stock traded. 13 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $3.95. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 2,097,495, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 2,230,010.
WPM stock dropped -2.32% since last month. On 01/24/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $41.33. The stock touched a high of $51.90 on 01/25/23, after rallying from a low of $28.62 in 52 weeks. The price of WPM stock has risen by 10.11% or $3.95 this year, reaching a new high 13 times. Still, the stock price is down -17.10% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.46. Beta for the stock is 0.53. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 17.62, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 2.97, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 30.03.
Company paid $0.15 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.15 last year. A $0.01 dividend increase was reported on Monday August 16 2021.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s quick ratio was 18.20, while its current ratio was 18.20, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 53.70% percent. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s operating margin stood at 63.50% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $658.92 million and revenue of $1.2 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. WPM’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 12.30%. There was a 12.10% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 12.40%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $861.33 million, while revenues rose by 7.82% to $0.0. It was predicted that Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s quarterly earnings would be $0.33, but it ended up being $0.32, beating the consensus by 3.10%. EBITDA was $148.44 million for the quarter. At the end of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 38.78 million, while its total debt was $2.15 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s (WPM) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 13 February, the RSI 9-day stood at 35.50%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 16.63% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 26.74% and 36.48% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 1.06. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 10.03%, the RSI (14) reading is 45.28%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.80, and the 14-day reading is at -1.47.
Analyst Ratings
In its analyst report released on September 12, 2022, Goldman began covering Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE: WPM). The stock was rated as a Buy by the brokerage firm.
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