Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for Methanex Q3 Earnings

Methanex Co. (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Methanex in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Methanex’s current full-year earnings is $4.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Methanex’s FY2027 earnings at $4.68 EPS.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.30. Methanex had a net margin of 4.41% and a return on equity of 10.97%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Methanex from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. StockNews.com upgraded Methanex from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded Methanex from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Methanex in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Methanex from $53.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $62.25.

Methanex Price Performance

Shares of MEOH stock opened at $46.55 on Wednesday. Methanex has a fifty-two week low of $36.13 and a fifty-two week high of $56.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.15 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.62. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.94.

Methanex Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be given a $0.185 dividend. This represents a $0.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Methanex’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.03%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Methanex

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Methanex in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in Methanex by 39.7% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 2,015 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 573 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Methanex in the 4th quarter valued at about $106,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Methanex by 56.8% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,474 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in Methanex in the 4th quarter valued at about $129,000. 73.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Methanex Company Profile

Methanex Corporation produces and supplies methanol in China, Europe, the United States, South America, South Korea, Canada, and Asia. The company also purchases methanol produced by others under methanol offtake contracts and on the spot market. In addition, it owns and leases storage and terminal facilities.