CVE:WED Westaim (WED) Stock Price, News & Analysis C$30.49 +1.03 (+3.50%) As of 07/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Westaim Stock (CVE:WED) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Westaim alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's RangeC$29.50▼C$30.5050-Day RangeC$29.46▼C$32.5552-Week RangeC$22.80▼C$35.55Volume65,051 shsAverage Volume14,613 shsMarket CapitalizationC$450.46 millionP/E Ratio68.98Dividend Yield0.59%Price TargetC$7.75Consensus RatingN/A Company Overview The Westaim Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in direct and indirect investments through acquisitions, joint ventures, secondary investments both direct and indirect, fund of fund investments, and other arrangements. For direct investments, the firm invests in early venture, mid venture, late venture, middle market, later stage, mature, emerging growth, PIPEs, and buyout transactions. For fund of fund investments, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, and hedge funds. The firm seeks to provide long term capital to businesses operating in the global financial services industry. It typically acquires controlling interests in businesses. The firm seeks to acquire debt, equity, or derivative securities of both public and private companies. It invests with the objective of providing its shareholders with capital appreciation and real wealth preservation. The firm seeks to provide its portfolio companies with advisory services including, but not limited to, advice on capital allocation, financing strategy, performance measurement and merger and acquisition support. It also seeks to partner with like-minded providers of third party capital to help supplement the firm's own capital, when completing acquisitions. The firm generally seeks to hold its investments for seven to 15 years. The Westaim Corporation was founded in 1996 and is based in Toronto, Canada. Read More Westaim Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks1st Percentile Overall ScoreWED MarketRank™: Westaim scored higher than 1% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.0 / 5Analyst RatingN/A Amount of Analyst CoverageWestaim has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Westaim's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Westaim is 68.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.58.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Westaim is 68.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.17.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWestaim has a P/B Ratio of 7.83. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for WED. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipWestaim is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.32%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWestaim does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Westaim is 40.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Westaim's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for WED. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.44 News SentimentWestaim has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 lower news sentiment than the 1.04 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Westaim this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Westaim insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 9.25% of the stock of Westaim is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 12.11% of the stock of Westaim is held by institutions.Read more about Westaim's insider trading history. Receive WED Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Westaim and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address WED Stock News HeadlinesWestaim to Invest AUS$154 Million to Finance AUS$3.9 Billion Insignia AcquisitionJuly 24, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWestaim Commits AUS$154 Million for Insignia AcquisitionJuly 22, 2025 | tipranks.comA $674B Industry Missed the Bigger PictureTV video streaming exploded into a $674.25B market in 2024—driven by the hours we spend lost in entertainment. 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But this industry is still in its infancy, and you can invest in the company that’s at the forefront of unlocking its value.July 28 at 2:00 AM | Mode Mobile (Ad)AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Ceres Life Insurance CompanyJuly 9, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comRetail investors account for 49% of The Westaim Corporation's (CVE:WED) ownership, while private equity firms account for 36%July 4, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWestaim Corporation Reports Q1 2025 Loss Amid Strategic Acquisition CostsMay 14, 2025 | tipranks.comWestaim Full Year 2024 Earnings: US$0.75 loss per share (vs US$7.98 profit in FY 2023)March 28, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWestaim: Q4 Earnings SnapshotMarch 27, 2025 | sfgate.comSee More Headlines WED Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WED shares performed this year? Westaim's stock was trading at C$5.17 at the start of the year. Since then, WED shares have increased by 489.7% and is now trading at C$30.49. How were Westaim's earnings last quarter? The Westaim Co. (CVE:WED) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Westaim had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 44.28%. How do I buy shares of Westaim? Shares of WED stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers. What other stocks do shareholders of Westaim own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Westaim investors own include Arista Networks (ANET), MercadoLibre (MELI), Nextera Energy Partners (NEP), Enbridge (ENB), ASML (ASML), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/12/2024Today7/28/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeCVE SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolCVE:WED CIKN/A Webwww.westaim.com Phone+1-416-9693333FaxN/AEmployees3,240Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for WestaimC$7.75 High Price TargetC$7.75 Low Price TargetC$7.75 Potential Upside/Downside-74.6%Consensus RatingN/A Rating Score (0-4)0.00 Research Coverage0 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)C$0.44 Trailing P/E Ratio68.98 Forward P/E Ratio327.61 P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeC$4.52 million Net Margins44.28% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity7.76% Return on Assets7.60% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick Ratio27.60 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesC$10.20 million Price / Sales44.17 Cash FlowC$30.39 per share Price / Cash Flow1.00 Book ValueC$3.89 per share Price / Book7.83Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares14,774,146Free FloatN/AMarket CapC$450.46 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.39 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for August 2025. 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