Today in trading, Russel Metals shares opened at $39.18 and closed at $39.74. It traded at a low of $38.32 to a high of $40.10.

Shares boosted 4.06% from the previous day's close of $38.19.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.06% at 21728.55, the S&P 500 closed -0.34% at 5018.39, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.23% at 37903.29 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.33% at 15605.48.

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

Trading volume was 222,831 on 1,765 total trades, with an average volume of 197,754 in the last five days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,697 price advancers against 1,526 declines and 95 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, RUS.TO has traded as high as $47.39 (February 16,2024) and low as $33.38 (October 25,2023). Moreover, in the last 12 months, Russel Metals's shares have boosted 13.54%, while in 2024, they have shrunken -11.75%.

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 $2.29 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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