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

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

Methanex announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Saturday, June 30th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Methanex's Dividend History.

Methanex announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 6th 2018, which permits the company to buyback 6,590,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Methanex Co. (NASDAQ:MEOH) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.05. The specialty chemicals company earned $962 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $965.83 million. Methanex had a net margin of 11.00% and a return on equity of 24.47%. The business's revenue was up 18.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. 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.

13 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Methanex's stock. Their predictions range from $44.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Methanex's share price to reach $68.4583 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.8%. View Analyst Ratings for Methanex.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Methanex in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News coverage about MEOH stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Methanex earned a daily sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 46.50 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Methanex's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD (19.47%), M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD (18.44%), Addenda Capital Inc. (0.59%), Addenda Capital Inc. (0.26%), Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. (0.08%) and Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.03%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Methanex.

MEOH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Addenda Capital Inc. and Gulf International Bank UK Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Methanex.

MEOH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Addenda Capital Inc., Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. and Nwam LLC. 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 $69.70.

Methanex has a market capitalization of $5.87 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]