MX vs. MAXR, MSI, MNW, CTS, ICG, PL, VLN, VCM, TII, and MXL
Should you be buying Methanex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Methanex include Maxar Technologies (MAXR), Morneau Shepell (MSI), Mitel Networks (MNW), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), Integra Gold (ICG), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Velan (VLN), Vecima Networks (VCM), Terra Firma Capital (TII), and MX Gold (MXL). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Methanex vs. Its Competitors
Maxar Technologies (TSE:MAXR) and Methanex (TSE:MX) are both mid-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.
Methanex has a consensus target price of C$46.50, indicating a potential downside of 15.12%. Given Maxar Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Maxar Technologies is more favorable than Methanex.
Maxar Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share. Methanex pays an annual dividend of C$0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Maxar Technologies pays out -1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Methanex has a net margin of 4.13% compared to Maxar Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Methanex's return on equity of 7.70% beat Maxar Technologies' return on equity.
In the previous week, Methanex had 2 more articles in the media than Maxar Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Methanex and 0 mentions for Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Methanex'saverage media sentiment score.
Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
77.3% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Maxar Technologies has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.299218, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Methanex beats Maxar Technologies on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:MX) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
