Methanex (MEOH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Methanex Corporation is a global producer and distributor of methanol, a versatile chemical used in the manufacture of formaldehyde, acetic acid, solvents, plastics, and other industrial products. Methanol is also used in fuel blending, marine fuel applications, wastewater treatment, and the production of emerging low-carbon fuels and chemicals.

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Methanex operates methanol production facilities in regions including North America, South America, New Zealand, Egypt, and Trinidad. The company markets methanol to customers around the world through an international supply, logistics, and distribution network.

Methanex also owns Waterfront Shipping, a marine transportation company that operates vessels designed to transport methanol and other liquid chemicals. Through its production, marketing, and shipping operations, Methanex serves chemical manufacturers, energy companies, and industrial customers in global markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.44 to $61.52
• 50-Day Range: $50.92 to $64.46
• 52-Week Range: $32.00 to $66.75
• Volume: 1.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 804,438 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 59.19
• Dividend Yield: 1.21%
• Price Target: $68.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Methanex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Methanex scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 226 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Methanex has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Methanex has a consensus price target of $68.56, representing about 12.4% upside from its current price of $60.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Methanex has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -22.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Methanex are expected to decrease by -22.09% in the coming year, from $8.60 to $6.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Methanex is 59.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Methanex is 59.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.82.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Methanex has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.79% of the float of Methanex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Methanex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Methanex has recently increased by 6.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Methanex pays a meaningful dividend of 1.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Methanex has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Methanex is 71.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Methanex will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.04% next year. This indicates that Methanex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Methanex has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Methanex this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for MEOH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Methanex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Methanex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Methanex is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.49% of the stock of Methanex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MEOH
• CIK: 886977
• Web: www.methanex.com
• Phone: (604) 661-2600
• Fax: 604-661-2676
• Employees: 1,649
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Methanex: $68.56
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 59.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.09
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $79.88 million
• Net Margins: 2.07%
• Pretax Margin: 7.11%
• Return on Equity: 11.35%
• Return on Assets: 4.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
• Current Ratio: 2.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $7.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.94
• Book Value: $35.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 77,360,000
• Free Float: 76,590,000
• Market Cap: $4.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58