Closing Bell: Methanex Corp up on Thursday (MX)

In market activity today, Methanex Corp shares closed at $66.36 after opening the day at $66.12. prices ranged from a low of $65.71 to a high of $66.77.

Share prices advanced 0.81% from the previous day's close of $65.83.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.30% at 21581.35, the S&P 500 closed 0.25% at 5487.03, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.15% at 38834.86 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.03% at 17862.23.

Methanex Corp traded under MX on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

A total of 97,773 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 841, while having an average volume of 66,802 in the last five days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 2,427 price advancers against 2,794 declines and 117 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, MX.TO has traded as high as $74.25 (May 21,2024) and low as $50.57 (June 23,2023). Moreover, the shares have boosted 22.39% in the last 12 months, while they have advanced 5.87% this year.

It announced a 0.18 dividend on April 24/24, with an June 14/24 ex-date and June 28/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Methanex Corp has a market capitalization of $4.44 billion on a float of 67,387 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $2.47.

Methanex Corp is a TSX Chemicals company headquartered in Vancouver, CAN.

Methanex Corp's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 9.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 6 buy ratings and 3 hold ratings for the stock.

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