Wajax (WJX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wajax Corp is a Canadian distributor of industrial components. The company's core business is the sale of parts and service support of equipment, power systems, and industrial components through a network of branches in Canada. Most of its revenue is generated from the sale of equipment which includes machinery and components used for construction purposes and its industrial components find utility in businesses like mining, forestry, and material handling for other industrial purposes. It sells to leading manufacturer brands such as Hitachi, JCB, Bell, Hyster, Palfinger and other similar industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$28.38 to C$28.56
• 50-Day Range: C$28.42 to C$33.82
• 52-Week Range: C$21.80 to C$34.88
• Volume: 9,486 shs
• Average Volume: 65,551 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$621.38 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.21
• Dividend Yield: 4.92%
• Price Target: C$34.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Wajax Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wajax scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Wajax has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Wajax has a consensus price target of C$34.40, representing about 20.7% upside from its current price of C$28.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wajax has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wajax is 10.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wajax is 10.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.91.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wajax has a PEG Ratio of 0.50. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wajax has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WJX.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Wajax is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Wajax does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wajax is 50.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Wajax has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Wajax this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Wajax in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net C$484,810.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0780% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wajax insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$484,810.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.97% of the stock of Wajax is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

14.99% of the stock of Wajax is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/04/2026
• Today: 5/14/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Distribution
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WJX
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wajax.com
• Phone: +1-905-2123300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wajax: C$34.40
• High Price Target: C$37.00
• Low Price Target: C$33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.18
• P/E Growth: 0.5
• Net Income: C$53.19 million
• Net Margins: 2.97%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.63%
• Return on Assets: 5.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 72.41
• Current Ratio: 1.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$2.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.30
• Cash Flow: C$0.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 243.58
• Book Value: C$25.05 per share
• Price / Book: 1.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,818,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$621.81 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59