WSP Global (WSP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WSP Global Inc provides engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property and Buildings, Environment, Power and Energy, Resources, and Industry sectors. It also offers strategic advisory services. The firm operates through four reportable segments namely, Canada, Americas ( US and Latin America), EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), and APAC (Asia Pacific, comprising Australia, New Zealand and Asia).

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$255.55 to C$261.34
• 50-Day Range: C$238.23 to C$261.48
• 52-Week Range: C$201.24 to C$264.87
• Volume: 726,813 shs
• Average Volume: 223,210 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$33.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 49.31
• Dividend Yield: 0.58%
• Price Target: C$284.83
• Consensus Rating: Buy

WSP Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WSP Global scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

WSP Global has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.09, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WSP Global has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WSP Global is 49.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WSP Global is 49.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WSP Global has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WSP Global has a P/B Ratio of 4.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WSP.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

WSP Global has a dividend yield of 0.59%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

WSP Global does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of WSP Global is 28.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WSP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

WSP Global has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for WSP Global this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for WSP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added WSP Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WSP Global insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.06% of the stock of WSP Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.32% of the stock of WSP Global is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WSP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WSP shares performed this year?

WSP Global's stock was trading at C$252.96 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WSP shares have increased by 2.0% and is now trading at C$258.04.
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How do I buy shares of WSP Global?

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What other stocks do shareholders of WSP Global own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WSP Global investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), AutoCanada (ACQ), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Enbridge (ENB).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/15/2025
• Today: 3/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WSP
• Previous Symbol: TSE:GNV
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wsp.com
• Phone: +1-514-3400046
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 69,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$284.83
• High Stock Price Target: C$310.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$250.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.09
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$5.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 49.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.97
• P/E Growth: 1.09
• Net Income: C$667.50 million
• Net Margins: 4.24%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.84%
• Return on Assets: 5.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 80.45
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$15.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.11
• Cash Flow: C$5.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 45.24
• Book Value: C$54.74 per share
• Price / Book: 4.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 129,016,511
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$33.29 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.82