FY2026 Earnings Estimate for WSP Global Issued By Scotiabank

WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for WSP Global in a report released on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank analyst J. Goldman now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $11.45 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $11.37. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $281.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for WSP Global’s current full-year earnings is $9.57 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for WSP Global’s FY2027 earnings at $13.06 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on WSP. National Bank Financial increased their price target on WSP Global from C$207.00 to C$219.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. TD lowered their price objective on WSP Global from C$307.00 to C$255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Desjardins dropped their target price on WSP Global from C$372.00 to C$369.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on WSP Global from C$272.00 to C$280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on WSP Global from C$320.00 to C$280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WSP Global presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$294.15.

WSP Global Stock Down 1.5%

WSP stock opened at C$189.30 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$25.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.00, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 84.47, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.20. WSP Global has a one year low of C$156.64 and a one year high of C$291.46. The company has a 50 day moving average price of C$179.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$203.34.

WSP Global (TSE:WSP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported C$2.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. WSP Global had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 9.52%. The business had revenue of C$5.40 billion for the quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Pascale Sourisse purchased 364 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$172.02 per share, for a total transaction of C$62,615.28. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 888 shares in the company, valued at C$152,753.76. This trade represents a 69.47% increase in their ownership of the stock. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

WSP Global Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th were paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. WSP Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.40%.

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).