In market activity today, shares of Russel Metals opened at $43.73 and closed at $44.12. prices ranged from a low of $43.65 to a high of $44.59.

The price advanced 0.89 percent from the previous day's close of $43.73.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.50% at 22075.10, the S&P 500 closed -0.72% at 5205.81, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.00% at 39170.24 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.95% at 16240.45.

Russel Metals traded under RUS on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

Trading volume was 101,104 on 747 total trades. On average, Russel Metals has traded 103,880 shares over the last 5-days and 187,801 year-to-date.

The TSX overall saw 2,968 price advancers against 2,262 declines and 117 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, RUS.TO has traded as high as $47.39 (February 16,2024) and low as $31.24 (April 06,2023). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, Russel Metals's shares have boosted 31.15 percent, while they have shrunken -2.02% since the start of 2024.

It announced a 0.40 dividend on February 08/24, with an February 28/24 ex-date and March 15/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Russel Metals has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion on a float of 60,388 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $4.33.

Russel Metals is a TSX Industrial Distribution company headquartered in Mississauga, CAN.

Russel Metals's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 8.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 5 buy ratings and 3 hold ratings for the stock.

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