Wheaton Precious Metals stock: UBS lifts target to USD 160.00 for Wheaton Precious Metals stock
Published on 10/20/2026 at 16:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSUBS target and dates
- UBS analyst Daniel Major lifted the target to USD 160.00 on October 8, 2026.
- Wheaton reported second-quarter 2026 earnings per share of USD 1.19 versus USD 1.15 consensus.
- Wheaton Precious Metals stock costs EUR 116.35 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:05 p.m. CEST, 1.23 percent below the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026.
- Wheaton will release third-quarter 2026 results on November 5, 2026.
Wheaton Precious Metals (ISIN CA9628791027) has a fresh analyst benchmark after UBS analyst Daniel Major lifted his price target from USD 153.00 to USD 160.00 on October 8, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target is 21.53 percent above the NYSE price of USD 131.65 at 10:14 a.m. ET on October 20, 2026. Wheaton Precious Metals was trading at EUR 116.35 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:05 p.m. CEST, down 1.23 percent versus the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 117.80.
Second-quarter earnings beat estimates
Wheaton's second-quarter 2026 earnings per share came to USD 1.19, compared with a USD 1.15 consensus estimate. Zacks reported the 3.48 percent positive surprise and identified the quarter as the period ending in June 2026. The result gives the upcoming report a demanding comparison point.
Price position on October 20
The NYSE price of USD 131.65 stood 20.58 percent below the 52-week high of USD 165.76 and 42.22 percent above the low of USD 92.57. The quote carried a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.15, a market capitalization of USD 59.8 billion and volume of 173,011 shares at 10:14 a.m. ET. Those figures place Wheaton between its yearly extremes rather than at a fresh high.
What comes next for WPM?
Wheaton will release its third-quarter 2026 results after the market close on November 5, 2026, according to the company's release dated October 6, 2026, published on its Wheaton Precious Metals investor-relations page. The conference call is scheduled for November 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The next report will therefore test whether the second-quarter earnings surprise can be repeated.
Comparison with peers
Wheaton Precious Metals (Frankfurt, EUR): down 1.23 percent, P/E 29.15, market capitalization USD 59.8 billion.
Franco-Nevada (NYSE, USD): down 0.17 percent, P/E 31.53, market capitalization USD 46.5 billion.
Royal Gold (Nasdaq, USD): up 1.42 percent, P/E 26.11, market capitalization USD 20.3 billion.
Target and earnings set the frame
UBS places a USD 160.00 target above the current NYSE quotation, while the latest earnings comparison gives the next results release a clear benchmark. The market capitalization also keeps Wheaton larger than both named royalty peers.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Wheaton Precious Metals stock.
Wheaton Precious Metals market data
- Company: Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
- ISIN: CA9628791027
- Ticker: WPM
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 20, 2026, 4:05 p.m. CEST): EUR 116.35
- Change versus Frankfurt close: minus 1.23 percent
- Frankfurt close (October 19, 2026): EUR 117.80
- Market capitalization: USD 59.8 billion (as of October 20, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 92.57-165.76 (as of October 20, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Basic Materials / Gold
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
