WSP Global (WSP) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to WSP or STN?

In the previous week, WSP Global had 4 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for WSP Global and 2 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat WSP Global's score of 0.09 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
WSP Global	Neutral
Stantec	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, WSP or STN?

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WSP or STN?

60.3% of WSP Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of WSP Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WSP or STN more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WSP Global	4.24%	9.84%	5.07%
Stantec	4.78%	12.08%	5.70%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WSP or STN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WSP Global	C$15.75B	2.03	C$667.50M	C$5.23	47.37
Stantec	C$7.14B	1.93	C$341.38M	C$3.00	40.34

Is WSP or STN a better dividend stock?

WSP Global pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. WSP Global pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 28.0% 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.

Do analysts recommend WSP or STN?

WSP Global presently has a consensus target price of C$283.77, indicating a potential upside of 14.48%. Stantec has a consensus target price of C$140.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.23%. Given Stantec's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than WSP Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WSP Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSP or STN?

WSP Global received 149 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.69% of users gave WSP Global an outperform vote while only 51.57% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WSP Global	Outperform Votes 610 68.69%	Underperform Votes 278 31.31%
Stantec	Outperform Votes 461 51.57%	Underperform Votes 433 48.43%

Summary

WSP Global and Stantec tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.