WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the twelve research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$258.25.
Several research firms recently weighed in on WSP. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on WSP Global from C$260.00 to C$275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. ATB Capital boosted their price target on WSP Global from C$235.00 to C$250.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on WSP Global from C$260.00 to C$285.00 in a report on Friday, October 4th. Raymond James boosted their price target on WSP Global from C$255.00 to C$270.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Scotiabank raised WSP Global to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th.
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WSP Global Price Performance
WSP traded up C$1.25 during trading on Wednesday, reaching C$252.42. 219,332 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 180,376. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$238.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$223.15. WSP Global has a 12-month low of C$180.73 and a 12-month high of C$253.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.81, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.13. The company has a market cap of C$31.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.55, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.82.
WSP Global Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 15th were given a $0.375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 27th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. WSP Global's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.38%.
About WSP Global
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Get Free ReportWSP 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.
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