Research Analysts Set Expectations for Methanex Q4 Earnings

Methanex Co. (TSE:MX) (NASDAQ:MEOH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Methanex in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.68. The consensus estimate for Methanex’s current full-year earnings is $5.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Methanex’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $0.66 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on MX. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce downgraded shares of Methanex from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Methanex from C$48.00 to C$60.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Methanex from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Methanex has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$50.00.

Methanex Stock Down 2.2%

MX opened at C$85.37 on Wednesday. Methanex has a fifty-two week low of C$43.27 and a fifty-two week high of C$92.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 143.44, a current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 1.59. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$81.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$66.92. The company has a market capitalization of C$6.60 billion, a P/E ratio of -116.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 0.65.

Methanex (TSE:MX) (NASDAQ:MEOH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported C($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter. Methanex had a negative return on equity of 1.84% and a negative net margin of 1.26%.The business had revenue of C$1.28 billion for the quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Sunil Jagwani bought 40,000 shares of Methanex stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$87.11 per share, for a total transaction of C$3,484,400.00. Following the purchase, the insider owned 2,485,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$216,468,350. This trade represents a 1.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Sergio Almarza sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$86.24, for a total transaction of C$86,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 16,070 shares in the company, valued at C$1,385,876.80. This represents a 5.86% decrease in their position. In the last quarter, insiders have bought 185,000 shares of company stock worth $15,977,242 and have sold 7,500 shares worth $645,510. 0.35% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Methanex

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.