Closing Bell: Algoma Central up on Thursday (ALC)

In today's trading, Algoma Central shares closed at $14.40 after opening the day at $14.39. Intraday prices ranged from $14.38 to $14.46.

Share prices advanced 0.56 percent from the previous day's close of $14.32.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.14% at 22608.03, the S&P 500 closed -2.31% at 5427.13, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.25% at 39853.87 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -3.64% at 17342.41.

Algoma Central traded under ALC on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

Trading volume was 5,862 on 41 total trades, with an average volume of 5,178 over 5 days.

The TSX overall saw 3,490 price advancers against 1,736 declines and 92 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, ALC.TO has traded as high as $15.75 (August 10,2023) and low as $14.07 (July 10,2024). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, Algoma Central's shares have eased -4.57 percent, while they have eased -3.68% since the start of 2024.

It announced a 0.19 dividend on May 01/24, with an May 16/24 ex-date and June 03/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Algoma Central has a market capitalization of $565.97 million on a float of 39,523 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $2.07.

Algoma Central is a TSX Shipping & Ports company headquartered in St. Catharines, CAN.

Algoma Central's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 1.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 1 buy ratings for the stock.

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