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WSP Global (WSP) Competitors

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C$248.87
-1.10 (-0.44%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

WSP vs. STN, SNC, BDT, ARE, 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), Bird Construction (BDT), Aecon Group (ARE), 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.

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

WSP Global currently has a consensus target price of C$258.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.42%. Stantec has a consensus target price of C$123.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Stantec's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08
Stantec
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

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 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 27.6% 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WSP GlobalC$14.84B2.08C$597.70MC$4.7851.90
StantecC$5.42B2.39C$342.30MC$3.0437.31

In the previous week, Stantec had 3 more articles in the media than WSP Global. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Stantec and 4 mentions for WSP Global. WSP Global's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Stantec's score of 0.40 indicating that WSP Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

WSP Global received 157 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.74% of users gave WSP Global an outperform vote while only 51.31% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
WSP GlobalOutperform Votes
606
69.74%
Underperform Votes
263
30.26%
StantecOutperform Votes
449
51.31%
Underperform Votes
426
48.69%

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
WSP Global4.03% 9.40% 5.07%
Stantec 6.31%12.91%5.70%

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

Summary

WSP Global and Stantec tied by winning 10 of the 20 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$30.93BC$1.75BC$4.55BC$5.88B
Dividend Yield0.61%3.73%4.36%5.38%
P/E Ratio51.90388.77517.9726.50
Price / Sales2.0844.17390.201,464.79
Price / Cash45.2413.6627.1381.44
Price / Book4.672.333.523.05
Net IncomeC$597.70MC$60.81MC$232.57MC$286.96M
7 Day Performance-0.47%-0.46%-0.22%-1.55%
1 Month Performance3.25%2.80%-0.21%2.74%
1 Year Performance36.70%76.97%28.25%48.19%

WSP Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSP
WSP Global
2.3371 of 5 stars
C$248.87
-0.4%
C$258.25
+3.8%
+39.2%C$31.03BC$14.84B52.0669,300Upcoming Earnings
STN
Stantec
1.5723 of 5 stars
C$114.83
+0.0%
C$123.50
+7.6%
+34.7%C$13.10BC$5.42B37.7731,000Analyst Revision
News Coverage
SNC
SNC-Lavalin Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.63BC$7.94B92.5333,876High Trading Volume
BDT
Bird Construction
1.2769 of 5 stars
C$30.63
+0.5%
C$31.88
+4.1%
+191.4%C$1.70BC$3.14B19.635,000Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Cut
ARE
Aecon Group
0.8605 of 5 stars
C$22.96
+1.2%
C$21.44
-6.6%
+132.5%C$1.43BC$4.07B-85.048,684Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
BAD
Badger Daylighting
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.40BC$530.42M310.001,875
BDGI
Badger Infrastructure Solutions
3.3119 of 5 stars
C$39.66
-2.4%
C$50.06
+26.2%
+13.9%C$1.37BC$717.10M24.182,433Gap Up
IBG
IBI Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$608.07MC$583.99M29.523,000
DRT
DIRTT Environmental Solutions
N/AC$0.90
-2.2%
N/A+86.0%C$173.67MC$182.52M-22.50922Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Gap Down
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
1.3677 of 5 stars
C$231.91
+0.3%
C$190.14
-18.0%
+39.0%C$104.29BC$7.03B32.7124,400Upcoming Earnings

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This page (TSE:WSP) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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