NASDAQ:MEOH - Methanex Stock Price, Price Target & More

Methanex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MEOH."

Methanex declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Saturday, June 30th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Methanex's Dividend History.

Methanex announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, March 6th 2018, which allows the company to buyback 6,590,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Methanex Co. (NASDAQ:MEOH) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.03 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.05. The specialty chemicals company earned $962 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $965.83 million. Methanex had a net margin of 11.00% and a return on equity of 24.47%. The firm's revenue was up 18.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.56 earnings per share. View Methanex's Earnings History.

Methanex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Methanex.

12 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Methanex's stock. Their predictions range from $44.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate Methanex's stock price to reach $67.4091 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Methanex.

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Media stories about MEOH stock have trended somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Methanex earned a media sentiment score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 45.13 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Methanex's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD (19.47%), M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD (18.44%), Boston Partners (4.51%), Royal Bank of Canada (2.38%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (1.53%) and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can (1.34%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Methanex.

MEOH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fiera Capital Corp, FIL Ltd, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, AGF Investments Inc., Becker Capital Management Inc., State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for Methanex.

MEOH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CIBC World Markets Inc., Brightline Capital Management LLC, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Systematic Financial Management LP, Korea Investment CORP, Toronto Dominion Bank and Franklin Resources Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Methanex.

Shares of MEOH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MEOH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.20.

Methanex has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion and generates $3.06 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $316.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.71 on an earnings per share basis. Methanex employs 1,357 workers across the globe.

Methanex's mailing address is 1800 WATERFRONT CENTER 200 BURRARD STREET, VANCOUVER A1, V6C 3M1. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 604-661-2600 or via email at [email protected]