Closing Bell: Wajax Corp up on Thursday (WJX)

Today during trading, shares of Wajax Corp opened at $25.49 and closed at $25.74. It traded at a low of $25.32 to a high of $25.80.

Share prices boosted 1.78% from the previous day's close of $25.29.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.87% at 22544.13, the S&P 500 closed 1.02% at 5633.91, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1.09% at 39721.36 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 1.18% at 18647.45.

Wajax Corp has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WJX.

Trading volume was 57,183 on 250 total trades, with an average volume of 38,031 over the last 5 days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 4,281 price advancers against 982 declines and 87 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 12 months, Wajax Corp's shares have advanced 1.10 percent, while they have dipped -14.97% this year.

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 $548.73 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.

Wajax Corp is holding an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from 2.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 1 buy ratings and 1 hold ratings for the stock.

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