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

WSP Global Inc. (TSE:WSP) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 31st, TickerTech Dividends reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.375 per share on Tuesday, April 15th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st.

WSP Global Stock Performance

Shares of WSP stock traded down C$7.87 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$241.07. The stock had a trading volume of 245,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 237,423. The firm has a market cap of C$31.10 billion, a PE ratio of 46.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.45. WSP Global has a one year low of C$201.24 and a one year high of C$264.87. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$250.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$246.89.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Macky Tall purchased 2,056 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WSP has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of WSP Global from C$281.00 to C$283.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. CIBC upped their price objective on WSP Global from C$293.00 to C$295.00 in a research note on Friday, February 28th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on WSP Global from C$284.00 to C$294.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group upped their price target on WSP Global from C$274.00 to C$285.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Raymond James raised their price target on shares of WSP Global from C$270.00 to C$310.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$284.85.

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).