What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Methanex FY2026 Earnings?

Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) – Analysts at Scotiabank decreased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Methanex in a research report issued on Friday, May 1st. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $8.86 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $9.34. Scotiabank has a “Outperform” rating and a $80.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Methanex’s current full-year earnings is $5.96 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Methanex from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Methanex from $52.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Zacks Research raised Methanex from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Weiss Ratings cut Methanex from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Methanex from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.90.

Methanex Stock Performance

Shares of MEOH stock opened at $65.72 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.08 billion, a PE ratio of -134.12 and a beta of 0.60. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. Methanex has a 52-week low of $31.57 and a 52-week high of $66.75.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $957.42 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $964.76 million. Methanex had a negative net margin of 1.25% and a positive return on equity of 2.96%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.30 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MEOH. Amundi lifted its stake in Methanex by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 22,791 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 848 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in Methanex in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $419,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Methanex by 15.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 249,231 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $8,250,000 after purchasing an additional 33,827 shares in the last quarter. AXA S.A. purchased a new position in Methanex in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $166,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in Methanex by 327.0% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 47,284 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,565,000 after purchasing an additional 36,211 shares in the last quarter. 73.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Methanex Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a $0.185 dividend. This represents a $0.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 16th. Methanex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -151.02%.

About Methanex

Methanex Corporation is a Vancouver, Canada–based company and one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of methanol. The company manufactures methanol, a key feedstock for a wide range of chemical products and industrial applications. Methanex markets its product to customers in energy, plastics, paints and coatings, and various chemical sectors, positioning the company as a critical link in the global supply chain for basic chemicals.

The company’s core product, methanol, serves as a building block for downstream chemicals such as formaldehyde, acetic acid and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).