Closing Bell: Russel Metals up on Friday (RUS)

Russel Metals opened trading today at $39.79 and closed at $40.07. prices ranged from $39.75 to $40.35.

Shares gained 0.93 percent from the previous day's close of $39.70.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.91% at 22814.81, the S&P 500 closed -0.51% at 5399.22, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.20% at 39935.07 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.93% at 17181.72.

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

A total of 101,854 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 722, with an average volume of 174,977 over the last 5 days.

The TSX overall saw 3,857 price advancers against 1,325 declines and 128 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, in the last 52 weeks, Russel Metals's shares have gained 3.38 percent, while this year, they have dipped -11.01%.

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 $2.39 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.

Currently, Russel Metals has an average recommendation of "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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