Closing Bell: Russel Metals up on Wednesday (RUS)

Russel Metals opened trading today at $38.67 and closed at $39.03. It traded at a low of $38.67 to a high of $39.21.

Shares advanced 0.13% from the previous day's close of $38.98.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.76% at 22639.57, the S&P 500 closed -0.16% at 5555.74, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.14% at 40358.09 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.06% at 17997.35.

Russel Metals has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker RUS.

A total of 258,018 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 1,516, with an average volume of 138,482 in the last five days.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 1,249 price advancers against 3,959 declines and 110 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, RUS.TO has traded as high as $47.39 (February 16,2024) and low as $33.38 (October 25,2023). Moreover, the shares have boosted 2.98 percent in the last 12 months, while this year, they have decreased -13.32%.

It announced a 0.42 dividend on May 03/24, with an May 29/24 ex-date and June 14/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Russel Metals has a market capitalization of $2.34 billion on a float of 60,085 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $3.96.

Russel Metals is a TSX Industrial Distribution company headquartered in Mississauga, CAN.

Russel Metals's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 7.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 5 buy ratings and 2 hold ratings for the stock.

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