Closing Bell: Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp down on Wednesday (AQN)

Today in trading, Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp shares closed at $8.32 after opening the day at $8.46. prices ranged from a low of $8.26 to a high of $8.46.

Share prices eased -3.37 percent from the previous day's close of $8.61.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.46% at 22361.78, the S&P 500 closed 0.14% at 5209.91, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.02% at 38883.67 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.32% at 16306.64.

Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp traded under AQN on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

Trading volume was 2,035,104 on 4,251 total trades. On average, Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp has traded 1,791,394 shares in the last five days and 2,962,811 year-to-date.

The TSX overall saw 976 price advancers against 4,291 declines and 93 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, AQN.TO has traded as high as $12.31 (May 11,2023) and low as $6.75 (October 23,2023). Moreover, the shares have shrunken -28.71 percent in 52 weeks, while in 2024, they have dipped -0.48%.

It announced a 0.15 dividend on March 08/24, with an March 27/24 ex-date and April 15/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion on a float of 689,440 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $0.03.

Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp is a TSX Utilities company headquartered in Oakville, CAN.

Currently, Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp has an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" based on 9.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 3 buy ratings and 6 hold ratings for the stock.

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