WSP vs. STN, SNC, BDGI, BDT, BAD, ARE, IBG, DRT, CKK, and TRI
Should you be buying WSP Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WSP Global include Stantec (STN), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI), Bird Construction (BDT), Badger Daylighting (BAD), Aecon Group (ARE), IBI Group (IBG), DIRTT Environmental Solutions (DRT), Cordy Oilfield Services (CKK), and Thomson Reuters (TRI). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
WSP Global vs. Its Competitors
Stantec (TSE:STN) and WSP Global (TSE:WSP) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.
Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. WSP Global pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Stantec pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WSP Global pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Stantec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Stantec currently has a consensus price target of C$155.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.54%. WSP Global has a consensus price target of C$304.69, indicating a potential upside of 5.69%. Given WSP Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WSP Global is more favorable than Stantec.
Stantec has a beta of 0.921545, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WSP Global has a beta of 0.639841, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
WSP Global has higher revenue and earnings than Stantec. Stantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WSP Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Stantec has a net margin of 4.78% compared to WSP Global's net margin of 4.24%. Stantec's return on equity of 12.08% beat WSP Global's return on equity.
In the previous week, WSP Global had 7 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for WSP Global and 2 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat WSP Global's score of -0.06 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the media.
55.0% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of WSP Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of WSP Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Stantec beats WSP Global on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:WSP) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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