Closing Bell: Wajax Corp up on Wednesday (WJX)

Today during trading, Wajax Corp shares closed at $25.29 after opening the day at $25.07. It traded at a low of $25.07 to a high of $25.35.

Share prices advanced 0.36 percent from the previous day's close of $25.20.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.40% at 22350.23, the S&P 500 closed 0.07% at 5576.98, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.13% at 39291.97 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.14% at 18429.29.

Wajax Corp traded under WJX on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

A total of 21,139 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 170, while having an average volume of 30,649 in the last five days.

The TSX overall saw 3,274 price advancers against 1,962 declines and 102 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WJX.TO has traded as high as $34.96 (February 29,2024) and low as $24.85 (July 02,2024). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, Wajax Corp's shares have eased -0.47%, while this year, they have slid -16.45%.

It announced a 0.35 dividend on May 01/24, with an June 14/24 ex-date and July 03/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Wajax Corp has a market capitalization of $546.78 million on a float of 21,698 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $3.51.

Wajax Corp is a TSX Industrial Distribution company headquartered in Mississauga, CAN.

Currently, Wajax Corp has an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" based on 2.00 analysts according to Zacks. From those 2 analysts, 1 have buy ratings and 1 analysts gave hold ratings.

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