WSP Global Q1 EPS Decreased by National Bank Financial

WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for WSP Global in a research note 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 previous 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.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on WSP. TD Securities raised 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. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of WSP Global from C$274.00 to C$285.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Raymond James increased their price objective on WSP Global from C$270.00 to C$310.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on WSP Global from C$284.00 to C$294.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on WSP Global from C$295.00 to C$310.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$284.46.

WSP Global Price Performance

TSE:WSP opened at C$240.41 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.45. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$246.73 and its 200 day moving average price is C$247.19. WSP Global has a 52-week low of C$201.24 and a 52-week high of C$264.87. The firm has a market cap of C$31.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.94, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.82.

WSP Global Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Macky Tall bought 2,056 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$243.94 per share, with a total value of C$501,540.64. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

About WSP Global

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).