Wajax Ownership

WJX Stock  CAD 22.80  0.29  1.26%   
Wajax retains a total of 21.73 Million outstanding shares. Roughly 74.69 (%) of Wajax outstanding shares are held by general public with 0.96 % owned by insiders and only 24.35 percent by institutional investors. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2006-03-31
Previous Quarter
22.2 M
Current Value
22.3 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
18.9 M
Quarterly Volatility
2.2 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Wajax in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Wajax, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
At this time, Wajax's Dividends Paid is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 12th of December 2024, Dividend Yield is likely to grow to 0.08, while Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to drop 0.31. As of the 12th of December 2024, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to grow to about 87.4 M, while Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop about 19.9 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Wajax Stock Ownership Analysis

About 24.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.97. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Wajax has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.6. The entity last dividend was issued on the 16th of December 2024. Wajax Corporation, an integrated distribution company, provides sales, parts, and services to construction, forestry, mining, industrialcommercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing, government, utilities, and oil and gas sectors. Wajax Corporation was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. WAJAX CORPORATION operates under Industrial Distribution classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. It employs 2900 people. For more information please call A Foote at 877 469 2529 or visit https://www.wajax.com.

Wajax Outstanding Bonds

Wajax issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Wajax uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Wajax bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Wajax has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Pair Trading with Wajax

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Wajax position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Wajax will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Wajax could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Wajax when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Wajax - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Wajax to buy it.
The correlation of Wajax is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Wajax moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Wajax moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Wajax can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Other Information on Investing in Wajax Stock

Wajax financial ratios help investors to determine whether Wajax Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Wajax with respect to the benefits of owning Wajax security.