WSP Global (WSP) Competitors

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

Is WSP or STN more profitable?

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 Global	4.03%	9.40%	5.07%
Stantec	6.31%	12.91%	5.70%

Do analysts prefer WSP or STN?

WSP Global currently has a consensus price target of C$256.58, suggesting a potential upside of 5.17%. Stantec has a consensus price target of C$121.69, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Stantec's higher probable 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)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WSP or STN?

59.9% of WSP Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of WSP Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WSP or STN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WSP Global	C$14.84B	2.05	C$597.70M	C$4.78	51.04
Stantec	C$5.42B	2.39	C$342.30M	C$3.04	37.42

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WSP or STN?

WSP Global received 156 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.67% of users gave WSP Global an outperform vote while only 51.32% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WSP Global	Outperform Votes 604 69.67%	Underperform Votes 263 30.33%
Stantec	Outperform Votes 448 51.32%	Underperform Votes 425 48.68%

Does the media favor WSP or STN?

In the previous week, WSP Global had 5 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for WSP Global and 10 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat WSP Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WSP Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stantec	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, WSP or STN?

WSP Global has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WSP or STN a better dividend stock?

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.

Summary

Stantec beats WSP Global on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.