Closing Bell: Wajax Corp up on Wednesday (WJX)

Wajax Corp opened trading today at $26.24 and closed at $26.60. Intraday prices ranged from a low of $26.24 to a high of $26.68.

The price advanced 1.37 percent from the previous day's close of $26.24.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.25% at 23110.81, the S&P 500 closed -0.50% at 5436.44, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.50% at 40743.33 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.28% at 17147.42.

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

A total of 32,030 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 231. On average, Wajax Corp has traded 19,080 shares over 5 days and 34,250 year-to-date.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,418 price advancers against 1,773 declines and 138 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 decreased -1.92 percent, while they have dipped -12.12% year-to-date.

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 $569.35 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's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 2.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 1 buy ratings and 1 hold ratings for the stock.

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