Raymond James Financial Expects Weaker Earnings for Methanex

Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) – Stock analysts at Raymond James Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Methanex in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 15th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Hansen now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.70. Raymond James Financial has a “Outperform” rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Methanex’s current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Methanex’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.97 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on MEOH. Scotiabank set a $50.00 target price on Methanex and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Methanex from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, August 1st. Zacks Research cut Methanex from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. National Bankshares set a $47.00 target price on Methanex and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Methanex in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

Methanex Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:MEOH opened at $33.90 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 2.13. Methanex has a 1 year low of $25.46 and a 1 year high of $54.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.00 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.19.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.55. Methanex had a return on equity of 12.61% and a net margin of 7.02%.The company had revenue of $808.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $835.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 13.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Methanex

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Methanex by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 132,826 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $5,281,000 after purchasing an additional 11,554 shares in the last quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH raised its position in shares of Methanex by 46.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 45,815 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,822,000 after purchasing an additional 14,506 shares in the last quarter. Burney Co. acquired a new position in shares of Methanex in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $743,000. Value Partners Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Methanex by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 19,842 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $789,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in shares of Methanex by 206.7% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 41,257 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,366,000 after purchasing an additional 27,803 shares in the last quarter. 73.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Methanex

Methanex Corporation produces and supplies methanol in China, Europe, the United States, South America, South Korea, Canada, and Asia. The company also purchases methanol produced by others under methanol offtake contracts and on the spot market. In addition, it owns and leases storage and terminal facilities.