Uncovering Key Insights on Wheaton Precious Metals

By Naomi Wentworth • Thursday, March 21 10:09 • Permanent Link

Shares of Silver company Wheaton Precious Metals climbed 1.9% this morning. Here are some quick facts to get you started if you are interested in the stock:

Wheaton Precious Metals has logged a -3.0% 52 week change, compared to 32.3% for the S&P 500
WPM has an average analyst rating of buy and is -18.06% away from its mean target price of $56.16 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.18, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 39.0. The Basic Materials sector's average P/E ratio is 16.53
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.29 and its forward P/E ratio is 35.7
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.98 in contrast to the Basic Materials sector's average P/B ratio is 2.07
The current ratio is currently 45.0, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
WPM has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 1.3% and gross profit margins of 0.8%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $202.38 Million and the average free cash flow growth rate is -16.2%
Wheaton Precious Metals's revenues have an average growth rate of -20.4% with operating expenses growing at -28.1%. The company's current operating margins stand at 51.0%

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