In market activity today, shares of Russel Metals opened at $40.10 and closed at $40.73. Intraday prices ranged from a low of $39.83 to a high of $40.79.

Share prices advanced 0.79 percent from the previous day's close of $40.41.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.73% at 21740.20, the S&P 500 closed -1.20% at 5061.82, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.65% at 37735.11 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.79% at 15885.02.

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

A total of 198,953 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 1,479. On average, Russel Metals has traded 148,089 shares over the last 5-days and 180,670 year-to-date.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 1,840 price advancers against 3,375 declines and 112 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, RUS.TO has traded as high as $47.39 (February 16,2024) and low as $32.42 (April 17,2023). Moreover, in the last 12 months, Russel Metals's shares have raised 25.02 percent, while in 2024, they have decreased -9.55%.

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 $2.43 billion on a float of 60,085 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $4.33.

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

Currently, Russel Metals has an average recommendation of "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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