- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
WSP
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
WSP Global Inc. · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
189.6 CAD
10.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 9.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 47/100.
Setup score
35
out of 100
Latest Close
189.6 CAD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
10.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
9.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-1.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
23.1%
12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
10.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 9.7%.
Indicator stack
13/47
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
47/100
21 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 9.7% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.9x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.0312-week average 0.03
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.03Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 9.7% over four weeks, -1.9% over 12 weeks, and -32.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change66.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-28.57Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change21.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength27/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Value31/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum5/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework60/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 31.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 77.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 9.3% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 9.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 13.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 37.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 71.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -3.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -2.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.6x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment47/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 21 relevant articles.
2 positive · 16 neutral · 3 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-34.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-16.8%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+10.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -3.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorCA Industrials
4-week rank11 / 62
Group average0.4%
Trend breadth59.7%
Trend59.7%active weekly trend signals
MD61.3%positive activity pressure
RS56.5%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryCA Engineering & Construction
4-week rank1 / 7
Group average1.0%
Trend breadth42.9%
Trend42.9%active weekly trend signals
MD57.1%positive activity pressure
RS42.9%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape28/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.03; No reversal markers Factors39/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 82; Small Cap Core rank 80 SVQF60/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 123.0 of 304 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment47/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 21 relevant articles.
Why WSP Global (TSX:WSP) Remains A Growth Stock Focus? Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 189.6 CAD | 10.7% | 210.6 CAD | 228.0 CAD | -0.46 | -28.57 | 3.7M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 171.3 CAD | 6.3% | 213.0 CAD | 228.0 CAD | -0.97 | -34.19 | 3.5M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 161.1 CAD | -11.1% | 215.6 CAD | 228.0 CAD | -1.09 | -39.20 | 2.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 181.4 CAD | 4.9% | 218.5 CAD | 228.1 CAD | -1.16 | -32.39 | 3.1M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 172.8 CAD | -3.2% | 220.6 CAD | 228.1 CAD | -1.39 | -36.50 | 2.0M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 178.5 CAD | 0.4% | 222.9 CAD | 228.1 CAD | -1.47 | -35.21 | 197.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 177.8 CAD | 0.9% | 225.0 CAD | 228.0 CAD | -1.54 | -35.76 | 418.7K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 176.3 CAD | -3.4% | 227.2 CAD | 228.0 CAD | -1.47 | -37.08 | 864.0K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 182.6 CAD | -2.1% | 229.1 CAD | 227.9 CAD | -1.32 | -35.59 | 653.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 186.5 CAD | -4.3% | 231.5 CAD | 227.9 CAD | -1.17 | -33.99 | 378.3K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 194.8 CAD | 0.8% | 233.8 CAD | 227.8 CAD | -0.96 | -32.52 | 2.8M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 193.2 CAD | 0.0% | 236.2 CAD | 227.6 CAD | -0.84 | -33.29 | 2.5M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 193.2 CAD | -10.2% | 239.0 CAD | 227.5 CAD | -0.83 | -32.81 | 3.2M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 215.1 CAD | -5.1% | 241.7 CAD | 227.3 CAD | -0.76 | -26.52 | 2.4M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.