WSP Global (WSP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WSP Global Inc provides engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property and Buildings, Environment, Power and Energy, Resources, and Industry sectors. It also offers strategic advisory services. The firm operates through four reportable segments namely, Canada, Americas ( US and Latin America), EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), and APAC (Asia Pacific, comprising Australia, New Zealand and Asia).

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$277.88 to C$280.58
• 50-Day Range: C$270.00 to C$291.43
• 52-Week Range: C$217.42 to C$291.46
• Volume: 52,105 shs
• Average Volume: 240,984 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$36.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 45.70
• Dividend Yield: 0.54%
• Price Target: C$312.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

WSP Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WSP Global scored higher than 40% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

WSP Global has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.13, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

WSP Global has a consensus price target of C$312.00, representing about 12.1% upside from its current price of C$278.36.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WSP Global is 45.41, which means that it is trading at a more 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 WSP Global is 45.41, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WSP Global has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WSP Global has a P/B Ratio of 5.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 WSP.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

WSP Global has a dividend yield of 0.53%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

WSP Global does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of WSP Global is 24.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WSP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

WSP Global 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for WSP Global this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for WSP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added WSP Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WSP Global insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$22,092,534.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.06% of the stock of WSP Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 35.78% of the stock of WSP Global is held by institutions.

WSP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WSP shares performed this year?

WSP Global's stock was trading at C$252.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WSP stock has increased by 10.0% and is now trading at C$278.36.

How do I buy shares of WSP Global?

Shares of WSP 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 WSP Global own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WSP Global investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), AutoCanada (ACQ), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Enbridge (ENB).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WSP
• Previous Symbol: TSE:GNV
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wsp.com
• Phone: +1-514-3400046
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 69,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WSP Global: C$312.00
• High Price Target: C$350.00
• Low Price Target: C$285.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$6.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.21
• P/E Growth: 1.09
• Net Income: C$667.50 million
• Net Margins: 4.24%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.84%
• Return on Assets: 5.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 80.45
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$17.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.08
• Cash Flow: C$6.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 45.24
• Book Value: C$54.74 per share
• Price / Book: 5.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 130,529,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$36.48 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.57