WPM LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. · Basic Materials · Gold

Latest close 9,960 GBP
22.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 22.7%, after a 21.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 9,960 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 22.7% latest completed week
4W Return 21.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 2.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 80.8% 42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.67% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 22.7%, after a 21.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 2.3x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1312-week average 0.31

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 21.8% over four weeks, 2.7% over 12 weeks, and 32.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W22.7%
4W21.8%
12W2.7%
26W0.4%
52W32.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year42
Trend breadth80.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.70Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change41.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.53Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change120.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum88/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Growth99/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework25/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
25.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
16.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
74.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
71.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
36.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
20.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
80.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
177.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
52.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.9x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

6 positive · 20 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-22.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-17.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+22.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol8.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.0% / -4.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20269,960 GBP22.7%9,708 GBP6,128 GBP-0.702.5366.9KOff
31 Jul 20268,120 GBP-2.9%9,692 GBP6,088 GBP-1.17-16.0019.0KOff
24 Jul 20268,360 GBP8.3%9,705 GBP6,057 GBP-1.15-12.5044.3KOff
17 Jul 20267,720 GBP-5.6%9,726 GBP6,026 GBP-1.13-18.1446.6KOff
10 Jul 20268,180 GBP-7.0%9,760 GBP5,998 GBP-1.21-12.4227.5KOff
3 Jul 20268,800 GBP1.1%9,780 GBP5,968 GBP-1.25-7.332.2KOff
26 Jun 20268,700 GBP-2.9%9,761 GBP5,932 GBP-1.32-6.776.9KOff
19 Jun 20268,960 GBP3.9%9,749 GBP5,898 GBP-1.31-2.434.0KOff
12 Jun 20268,620 GBP-3.1%9,706 GBP5,862 GBP-1.23-6.9011.0KOff
5 Jun 20268,900 GBP-9.4%9,682 GBP5,829 GBP-1.10-2.8016.8KOff
29 May 20269,820 GBP4.9%9,631 GBP5,795 GBP-0.897.0929.1KOn
22 May 20269,360 GBP-3.5%9,551 GBP5,755 GBP-0.921.9950.8KOn
15 May 20269,700 GBP-2.2%9,489 GBP5,719 GBP-0.848.8948.2KOn
8 May 20269,920 GBP7.4%9,425 GBP5,681 GBP-0.7111.6297.1KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context