These Canadian companies with U.S. contracts are a buy for this analyst following double-digit drops

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Photo by Wil Andruschak/Postmedia filesUnited States President Donald Trump‘s efforts to block Canadian companies from securing U.S. government contracts have hit the shares of some of the country’s publicly traded engineering firms that do business stateside, but one analyst thinks their stocks are a buy, nonetheless.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountAmong the Canadian-based engineering companies covered by Stifel Canada, WSP Global Inc. and Stantec Inc. rank in the middle of the 10 worst-performing stocks so far this week, with the former down nearly 36 per cent and the latter down about 34 per cent. AtkinsRealis Group Inc., however, was only down about two per cent.As of midday Thursday, shares of the three companies were gaining back some of the ground lost as the dust from Trump’s latest trade bomb settled.Canada's best source for investing news, analysis and insight.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Investor will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again“We would be buyers of the stocks on any significant weakness, with our current favourite being WSP at its current valuation,” Ian Gillespie, a Stifel Canada analyst, said in a note on Tuesday. “It is early days, but we anticipate this will have limited impact on the engineering firms in our coverage given that the work is often being completed in the U.S. by U.S.-based entities/employees.”Besides targeting Canadian companies around government work, Trump also ordered the General Services Administration (GSA), which is the federal government’s central buyer, to remove Canadian-origin products from its purchasing program.Gillies said the engineering companies Stifel covers ought to be able to skirt the GSA order since it targets goods, while WSP, Stantec and AtkinsRealis sell services.His main concern regarding Trump’s announcement is that it could create confusion among federal and state agencies and slow the awarding of work for the remainder of the year.“At this juncture, it is challenging to have a strong handle on the situation given the information limit,” he said.Nearly 20 per cent of WSP’s consolidated gross revenue came from the U.S. public sector in 2026.“However, we believe most of this is being generated by employees that reside in the United States,” Gillies said.WSP had 30,800 employees in the U.S., accounting for 36.4 per cent of its workforce.Stifel has a buy rating on WSP and a 12-month price target of $280.Stantec doesn’t provide a detailed geographic breakdown similar to WSP, but Stifel said about half that company’s gross revenue so far this year came from the U.S., with around 50 per cent to 55 per cent of its gross revenue coming from the U.S. government.Stifel has a buy rating on Stantec and a price target of $140.AtkinsRealis has the least exposure to the U.S. of the three companies, and Gillies has a buy rating on the company and a price target of $102.This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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