WSP Global Inc. (WSP) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 31st

WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 31st,Zacks Dividends reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be given a dividend of 0.375 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st.

WSP Global Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of WSP Global stock opened at C$255.33 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$248.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$232.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.81, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.13. WSP Global has a fifty-two week low of C$180.73 and a fifty-two week high of C$259.60. The company has a market cap of C$31.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.82.

WSP Global (TSE:WSP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported C$2.24 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of C$2.24. The company had revenue of C$3 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$3 billion. WSP Global had a return on equity of 9.40% and a net margin of 4.03%. As a group, equities analysts predict that WSP Global will post 9.5687404 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WSP has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of WSP Global from C$257.00 to C$280.00 in a research note on Friday, November 8th. CIBC lifted their target price on shares of WSP Global from C$264.00 to C$280.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on WSP Global from C$260.00 to C$285.00 in a report on Friday, October 4th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on WSP Global from C$261.00 to C$279.00 in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on WSP Global from C$260.00 to C$275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$268.27.

About WSP Global

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.