NASDAQ:MEOH - Methanex Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Methanex declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 1st. Shareholders of record on Sunday, March 17th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Sunday, March 31st. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. View Methanex's Dividend History.

Methanex declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 6th 2018, which allows the company to buyback 6,590,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Methanex Co. (NASDAQ:MEOH) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.60. The specialty chemicals company earned $977 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $986.13 million. Methanex had a net margin of 14.48% and a return on equity of 31.00%. Methanex's revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. View Methanex's Earnings History.

Methanex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Methanex.

13 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Methanex's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $90.00. On average, they expect Methanex's stock price to reach $77.1667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 33.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Methanex.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Methanex in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Methanex.

Media headlines about MEOH stock have trended neutral this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Methanex earned a news sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Methanex saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,349,855 shares, a drop of 29.7% from the January 31st total of 1,919,957 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 452,832 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. View Methanex's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Methanex investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Micron Technology (MU), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), YY (YY) and Allergan (AGN).

Methanex's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Prudential PLC (16.51%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (3.79%), Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp (1.42%), Norges Bank (1.33%), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (0.97%) and TD Asset Management Inc. (0.92%).

MEOH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential PLC, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Mackenzie Financial Corp, Strs Ohio, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Fiera Capital Corp, Brightline Capital Management LLC and Gotham Asset Management LLC.

MEOH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Millennium Management LLC, Scheer Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd., Addenda Capital Inc., Two Sigma Advisers LP, Toronto Dominion Bank, Becker Capital Management Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

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 $57.98.

Methanex has a market capitalization of $4.48 billion and generates $3.93 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $568.98 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.86 on an earnings per share basis. Methanex employs 1,357 workers across the globe.

The official website for Methanex is http://www.methanex.com.

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]