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$35.47 to C$36.02
• 50-Day Range: C$28.79 to C$39.60
• 52-Week Range: C$22.43 to C$40.00
• Volume: 59,519 shs
• Average Volume: 69,656 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$783.21 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.23
• Dividend Yield: 3.89%
• Price Target: C$36.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wajax Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wajax scored higher than 46% 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wajax has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Wajax is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wajax has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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 12.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wajax is 12.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.76.

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 1.40. 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 3.93%, 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 47.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Wajax has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Wajax this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WJX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wajax insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.60% of the stock of Wajax is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: TSE:WJX
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wajax.com
• Phone: +1-905-2123300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wajax: C$36.50
• High Price Target: C$45.00
• Low Price Target: C$34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.32
• P/E Growth: 0.5
• Net Income: C$53.19 million
• Net Margins: 3.18%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.07%
• Return on Assets: 5.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 66.87
• Current Ratio: 1.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$2.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.38
• Cash Flow: C$0.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 243.58
• Book Value: C$25.65 per share
• Price / Book: 1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,780,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$783.21 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.18