Closing Bell: Methanex Corp up on Wednesday (MX)

Today in trading, shares of Methanex Corp opened at $64.54 and closed at $67.12. It traded at a low of $64.32 to a high of $68.66.

Shares advanced 3.79% from the previous day's close of $64.67.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.25% at 23110.81, the S&P 500 closed -0.50% at 5436.44, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.50% at 40743.33 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.28% at 17147.42.

Methanex Corp has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker MX.

A total of 228,772 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 1,856, with an average volume of 106,849 over the last 5 days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,418 price advancers against 1,773 declines and 138 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, MX.TO has traded as high as $74.25 (May 21,2024) and low as $53.00 (October 26,2023). Moreover, in the last 12 months, Methanex Corp's shares have boosted 15.31 percent, while in 2024, they have gained 7.08%.

It announced a 0.18 dividend on July 19/24, with an September 16/24 ex-date and September 30/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Methanex Corp has a market capitalization of $4.36 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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