Q1 Earnings Estimate for WSP Global Issued By Stifel Canada

WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Stifel Canada reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of WSP Global in a report released on Monday, February 17th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.73 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.76. The consensus estimate for WSP Global's current full-year earnings is $9.57 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for WSP Global's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on WSP Global from C$261.00 to C$279.00 in a research note on Friday, November 8th. CIBC raised their price target on WSP Global from C$278.00 to C$293.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on WSP Global from C$295.00 to C$310.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Raymond James raised their price target on WSP Global from C$270.00 to C$310.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on WSP Global from C$281.00 to C$283.00 in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, WSP Global currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$281.91.

WSP Global Stock Performance

Shares of WSP stock traded down C$1.33 on Wednesday, reaching C$252.16. The stock had a trading volume of 306,519 shares, compared to its average volume of 202,307. The stock has a market cap of C$32.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.82. WSP Global has a 1 year low of C$201.24 and a 1 year high of C$262.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.45, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.26. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$250.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$242.19.

WSP Global Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were issued a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%. WSP Global's dividend payout ratio is presently 28.66%.

WSP Global Company Profile

WSP Global Inc operates as a professional services consulting firm in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, and internationally. It advises, plans, designs, and manages projects for rail, transit, aviation, highways, bridges, tunnels, water, maritime, and urban infrastructure for public and private clients, construction contractors, and other partners.