Closing Bell: Wajax Corp up on Thursday (WJX)

Wajax Corp opened trading today at $25.12 and closed at $25.70. prices ranged from $25.12 to $25.73.

The price advanced 0.98 percent from the previous day's close of $25.45.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.09% at 22244.02, the S&P 500 closed 0.51% at 5537.02, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.06% at 39308.00 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.88% at 18188.30.

Wajax Corp traded under WJX on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

A total of 20,270 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 144, with an average volume of 30,372 over the last 5 days.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 2,923 price advancers against 2,213 declines and 180 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WJX.TO has traded as high as $34.96 (February 29,2024) and low as $24.75 (July 06,2023). Moreover, the shares have boosted 2.39 percent in 52 weeks, while this year, they have dipped -15.10%.

It announced a 0.35 dividend on May 01/24, with an June 14/24 ex-date and July 03/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Wajax Corp has a market capitalization of $552.20 million on a float of 21,698 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $3.51.

Wajax Corp is a TSX Industrial Distribution company headquartered in Mississauga, CAN.

Currently, Wajax Corp's consensus rating is "Moderate Buy" based on 2 analysts according to Zacks. From those 2 analysts, 1 have buy ratings and 1 analysts gave hold ratings.

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