National Bank Financial Weighs in on WSP Global Q1 Earnings

WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of WSP Global in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 8th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will earn $1.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for WSP Global’s current full-year earnings is $9.57 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for WSP Global’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group raised their target price on WSP Global from C$274.00 to C$285.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of WSP Global from C$270.00 to C$310.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of WSP Global from C$281.00 to C$283.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of WSP Global from C$284.00 to C$294.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of WSP Global from C$300.00 to C$305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$284.46.

WSP Global Stock Performance

Shares of WSP stock opened at C$240.41 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.45. The company has a market cap of C$31.02 billion, a PE ratio of 45.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$246.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$247.19. WSP Global has a 52 week low of C$201.24 and a 52 week high of C$264.87.

WSP Global Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. WSP Global’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other WSP Global news, Director Macky Tall bought 2,056 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$243.94 per share, with a total value of C$501,540.64. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

WSP Global Company Profile

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).