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TSE:WSP

WSP Global (WSP) Competitors

C$191.70
-0.12 (-0.06%)
(As of 09/29/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
C$190.20
C$193.93
50-Day Range
C$176.61
C$195.30
52-Week Range
C$146.00
C$195.65
Volume
315,150 shs
Average Volume
189,053 shs
Market Capitalization
C$23.89 billion
P/E Ratio
46.30
Dividend Yield
0.78%
Price Target
C$199.70

WSP vs. STN, SNC, GFL, RBA, TFII, CAE, TIH, EFN, AC, and WCN

Should you be buying WSP Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WSP Global include Stantec (STN), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), GFL Environmental (GFL), RB Global (RBA), TFI International (TFII), CAE (CAE), Toromont Industries (TIH), Element Fleet Management (EFN), Air Canada (AC), and Waste Connections (WCN). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

WSP Global vs.

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

Stantec has a net margin of 6.14% compared to WSP Global's net margin of 3.76%. Stantec's return on equity of 13.54% beat WSP Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WSP Global3.76% 9.46% 4.84%
Stantec 6.14%13.54%5.05%

WSP Global presently has a consensus price target of C$199.70, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Stantec has a consensus price target of C$95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.80%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and 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
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Stantec
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

61.1% of WSP Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

WSP Global has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, WSP Global had 2 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for WSP Global and 4 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat WSP Global's score of 0.02 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Stantec
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

WSP Global received 148 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.73% of users gave WSP Global an outperform vote while only 51.09% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
WSP GlobalOutperform Votes
569
69.73%
Underperform Votes
247
30.27%
StantecOutperform Votes
421
51.09%
Underperform Votes
403
48.91%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WSP GlobalC$13.57B1.76C$510.70MC$4.1446.30
StantecC$4.80B2.04C$294.40MC$2.6533.26

WSP Global pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. WSP Global pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 29.4% 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.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WSP vs. The Competition

MetricWSP GlobalEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$23.89BC$1.64BC$3.56BC$4.57B
Dividend Yield0.79%4.13%4.12%5.17%
P/E Ratio46.30299.23404.8425.41
Price / Sales1.7674.23679.161,790.23
Price / Cash45.2413.2627.1180.16
Price / Book3.902.103.772.34
Net IncomeC$510.70MC$48.43MC$247.16MC$305.50M
7 Day Performance0.10%-0.52%-1.40%-1.68%
1 Month Performance0.59%-0.01%-2.40%-4.25%
1 Year Performance26.02%24.89%13.08%6.40%

WSP Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STN
Stantec
1.8444 of 5 stars
C$87.77
-1.2%
C$95.00
+8.2%
+46.4%C$9.74BC$4.80B33.1228,000News Coverage
SNC
SNC-Lavalin Group
2.3045 of 5 stars
C$45.98
+0.5%
C$46.00
+0.0%
+95.7%C$8.07BC$7.94B97.8333,876
GFL
GFL Environmental
0.9783 of 5 stars
C$45.10
+0.2%
C$40.00
-11.3%
+22.4%C$16.12BC$7.40B-39.5620,000News Coverage
RBA
RB Global
0 of 5 stars
C$84.49
-0.9%
C$71.25
-15.7%
-3.0%C$15.39BC$2.47B57.877,600
TFII
TFI International
2.2274 of 5 stars
C$171.30
-3.4%
C$162.90
-4.9%
+35.2%C$14.70BC$7.84B17.6825,836Analyst Report
CAE
CAE
1.8513 of 5 stars
C$31.43
-1.0%
C$37.38
+18.9%
+46.7%C$10.00BC$4.32B34.9213,000
TIH
Toromont Industries
0 of 5 stars
C$109.03
-2.1%
C$125.86
+15.4%
+15.0%C$8.96BC$4.55B17.676,800
EFN
Element Fleet Management
2.3341 of 5 stars
C$19.37
-1.9%
C$25.38
+31.0%
+21.9%C$7.55BC$1.82B18.992,500
AC
Air Canada
2.1924 of 5 stars
C$18.85
-0.3%
C$31.14
+65.2%
+15.7%C$6.76BC$20.32B13.8635,200
WCN
Waste Connections
1.2633 of 5 stars
C$184.20
-0.9%
C$184.25
+0.0%
-2.8%C$47.46BC$7.67B41.9622,109

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This page (TSE:WSP) was last updated on 9/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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