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Methanex (MX) Competitors

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C$46.32 -0.65 (-1.38%)
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MX vs. MAXR, MSI, MNW, CTS, ICG, PL, VCM, VLN, ESP, and TII

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), Vecima Networks (VCM), Velan (VLN), Brompton Energy Split (ESP), and Terra Firma Capital (TII). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Methanex vs. Its Competitors

Methanex (TSE:MX) and Maxar Technologies (TSE:MAXR) are both mid-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

82.9% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Methanex currently has a consensus price target of C$46.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.39%. Given Methanex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than Maxar Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Methanex
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33
Maxar Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Methanex pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Maxar Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share. Methanex pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Maxar Technologies pays out -1.8% 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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Methanex4.13% 7.70% 1.99%
Maxar Technologies N/A -10.52%0.64%

In the previous week, Methanex had 1 more articles in the media than Maxar Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Methanex and 0 mentions for Maxar Technologies. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Maxar Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Methanex Positive
Maxar Technologies Neutral

Methanex has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxar Technologies has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MethanexC$2.60B0.85C$107.23MC$3.1814.56
Maxar TechnologiesC$1.60B0.00-C$150M-C$2.75N/A

Summary

Methanex beats Maxar Technologies on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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MX vs. The Competition

MetricMethanexChemicals IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$2.21BC$24.20BC$3.25BC$6.18B
Dividend Yield1.53%4.25%5.15%6.72%
P/E Ratio14.5614.9494.1256.60
Price / Sales0.851.1727,271,165,733,135,700.001,147.57
Price / Cash3.647.4923.9283.29
Price / Book1.361.725.974.69
Net IncomeC$107.23MC$173.62MC$147.60MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance2.73%-1.25%2.24%1.65%
1 Month Performance1.98%-1.26%4.66%4.19%
1 Year Performance-28.16%-12.24%25.68%27.75%

Methanex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MX
Methanex
2.8157 of 5 stars
C$46.32
-1.4%
C$46.50
+0.4%
-27.2%C$2.21BC$2.60B14.56900
MAXR
Maxar Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$5.35BC$1.60B-25.654,600
MSI
Morneau Shepell
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.22BC$993.25M83.5520,000
MNW
Mitel Networks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$1.30B-128.523,300High Trading Volume
CTS
Converge Technology Solutions
N/AN/AC$16.63
+∞
N/AC$1.13BC$2.48B-7.184,210
ICG
Integra Gold
N/AC$0.85
+∞
N/A+0.0%C$413.33MN/A0.00147,000Gap Up
PL
Pinnacle Renewable Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$376.63MC$490.50M-74.77800
VCM
Vecima Networks
2.7255 of 5 stars
C$9.22
+3.0%
C$19.33
+109.7%
-55.0%C$221.27MC$307.47M11.18591
VLN
Velan
N/AC$14.70
+2.1%
N/A+141.2%C$216.18MC$250.33M-3.39310
ESP
Brompton Energy Split
N/AC$4.59
-1.3%
N/AN/AC$162.78MC$26.82M-66.52150Positive News
TII
Terra Firma Capital
N/AC$7.25
-0.5%
N/A+0.0%C$40.46MC$5.09M22.6633,000

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This page (TSE:MX) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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