Methanex (MX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Methanex Corp manufactures and sells methanol. Methanex's customers use methanol as a feedstock to produce end-products including adhesives, foams, solvents, and windshield washer fluids. The firm also sells its products to the oil refining industry, where the methanol is blended with gasoline to produce a high-octane fuel or blended as a component of biodiesel. Methanex distributes its products through a global supply chain that includes the operation of port terminals, tankers, barges, rail cars, trucks, and pipelines. China generates the most revenue of any geographical segment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$81.66 to C$84.27
• 50-Day Range: C$66.25 to C$90.57
• 52-Week Range: C$43.27 to C$92.97
• Volume: 219,788 shs
• Average Volume: 340,449 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$6.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.88%
• Price Target: C$50.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Methanex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Methanex scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Methanex has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Methanex has a consensus price target of C$50.00, representing about 40.3% downside from its current price of C$83.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Methanex has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Methanex is -114.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Methanex is -114.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Methanex has a PEG Ratio of 0.44. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Methanex has a P/B Ratio of 2.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MX.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Methanex pays a meaningful dividend of 1.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Methanex does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.27

News Sentiment

Methanex has a news sentiment score of -0.27. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Methanex this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for MX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Methanex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Methanex insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$645,510.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.35% of the stock of Methanex is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.88% of the stock of Methanex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MX shares performed this year?

Methanex's stock was trading at C$54.44 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, MX stock has increased by 53.9% and is now trading at C$83.80.

How were Methanex's earnings last quarter?

Methanex Co. (TSE:MX) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 5th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter. Methanex had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.84% and a negative net margin of 1.26%.

How do I buy shares of Methanex?

Shares of MX stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Methanex own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Methanex investors own include Suncor Energy (SU), Magna International (MG), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian National Railway (CNR), Enbridge (ENB), Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Royal Bank of Canada (RY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: TSE:MX
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.methanex.com
• Phone: +1-604-6612600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Methanex: C$50.00
• High Price Target: C$60.00
• Low Price Target: C$40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -40.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($0.73)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.09
• P/E Growth: 0.44
• Net Income: C$107.23 million
• Net Margins: -1.26%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -1.84%
• Return on Assets: 1.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 143.44
• Current Ratio: 1.96
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$3.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: C$23.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.64
• Book Value: C$34.96 per share
• Price / Book: 2.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 77,364,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$6.48 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.65