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WSP Global (WSP) Competitors

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C$245.66 +1.07 (+0.44%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

WSP vs. STN, SNC, ARE, BDT, BAD, BDGI, 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), Aecon Group (ARE), Bird Construction (BDT), Badger Daylighting (BAD), Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI), 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.

Stantec (TSE:STN) and WSP Global (TSE:WSP) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
StantecC$5.42B2.53C$342.30MC$3.0439.49
WSP GlobalC$14.84B2.06C$597.70MC$4.7851.39

Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. WSP Global pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Stantec pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WSP Global pays out 31.4% 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.

In the previous week, WSP Global had 1 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for WSP Global and 2 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat WSP Global's score of 0.10 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Stantec
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
WSP Global
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

WSP Global received 156 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.58% of users gave WSP Global an outperform vote while only 51.31% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
StantecOutperform Votes
450
51.31%
Underperform Votes
427
48.69%
WSP GlobalOutperform Votes
606
69.58%
Underperform Votes
265
30.42%

Stantec has a net margin of 6.31% compared to WSP Global's net margin of 4.03%. Stantec's return on equity of 12.91% beat WSP Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Stantec6.31% 12.91% 5.70%
WSP Global 4.03%9.40%5.07%

73.5% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of WSP Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Stantec shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of WSP Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Stantec presently has a consensus target price of C$126.36, indicating a potential upside of 5.25%. WSP Global has a consensus target price of C$266.82, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Given WSP Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WSP Global is more favorable than Stantec.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Stantec
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92
WSP Global
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08

Stantec has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WSP Global has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WSP Global beats Stantec on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WSP vs. The Competition

MetricWSP GlobalEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$30.63BC$1.88BC$4.11BC$6.28B
Dividend Yield0.61%3.56%4.33%5.45%
P/E Ratio51.39358.69509.0425.80
Price / Sales2.0641.67440.461,458.04
Price / Cash45.2412.8528.3584.64
Price / Book4.622.433.332.77
Net IncomeC$597.70MC$73.20MC$186.93MC$290.52M
7 Day Performance3.33%0.89%-0.08%2.17%
1 Month Performance-1.71%1.22%-0.30%0.67%
1 Year Performance31.21%73.35%28.65%33.16%

WSP Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSP
WSP Global
1.1661 of 5 stars
C$245.66
+0.4%
C$266.82
+8.6%
+31.5%C$30.63BC$14.84B51.3969,300
STN
Stantec
1.4117 of 5 stars
C$120.18
+2.2%
C$126.36
+5.1%
+26.2%C$13.71BC$5.42B38.6931,000
SNC
SNC-Lavalin Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.63BC$7.94B92.5333,876High Trading Volume
ARE
Aecon Group
0.5055 of 5 stars
C$28.90
0.0%
C$25.94
-10.3%
+161.1%C$1.80BC$4.07B-106.818,684
BDT
Bird Construction
1.661 of 5 stars
C$29.99
+2.3%
C$32.44
+8.2%
+153.8%C$1.66BC$3.14B19.225,000Dividend Increase
BAD
Badger Daylighting
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.40BC$530.42M310.001,875
BDGI
Badger Infrastructure Solutions
3.4014 of 5 stars
C$37.92
-0.4%
C$49.21
+29.8%
-5.4%C$1.31BC$717.10M23.122,433Positive News
IBG
IBI Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$608.07MC$583.99M29.523,000
DRT
DIRTT Environmental Solutions
N/AC$0.88
flat
N/A+147.4%C$169.81MC$182.52M-22.00922Positive News
CKK
Cordy Oilfield Services
N/AC$0.04
+14.3%
N/A+0.0%C$9.25MC$26.15M5.71240,000Gap Up
High Trading Volume
TRI
Thomson Reuters
1.1746 of 5 stars
C$226.18
+0.7%
C$197.50
-12.7%
+18.8%C$101.72BC$7.03B31.9024,400

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This page (TSE:WSP) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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