WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $1.78 Per Share, Raymond James Forecasts

WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP) – Analysts at Raymond James decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for WSP Global in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 31st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now forecasts that the company will earn $1.78 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.80. Raymond James has a “Strong-Buy” rating and a $255.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for WSP Global’s current full-year earnings is $8.10 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for WSP Global’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.32 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of WSP Global from C$239.00 to C$241.00 in a report on Friday, May 10th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of WSP Global from C$249.00 to C$252.00 in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of WSP Global from C$245.00 to C$252.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. ATB Capital raised their price objective on shares of WSP Global from C$225.00 to C$235.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on WSP Global from C$235.00 to C$250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$246.92.

WSP Global Stock Performance

Shares of WSP stock opened at C$214.24 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$26.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.82. WSP Global has a 12 month low of C$174.39 and a 12 month high of C$230.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.90, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company’s fifty day moving average price is C$214.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$213.07.

WSP Global (TSE:WSP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 8th. The company reported C$1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$1.48 by C$0.07. WSP Global had a return on equity of 9.05% and a net margin of 3.88%. The company had revenue of C$2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$2.76 billion.

WSP Global Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.70%. WSP Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.26%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec sold 2,884,630 shares of WSP Global stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$206.30, for a total transaction of C$595,099,169.00. Company insiders own 0.07% of the company’s stock.

WSP Global Company Profile

WSP Global Inc operates as a professional services consulting firm in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, and internationally. It advises, plans, designs, and manages projects for rail, transit, aviation, highways, bridges, tunnels, water, maritime, and urban infrastructure for public and private clients, construction contractors, and other partners.