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Owners of
Magna International (NYSE:
MGA) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 32 cents per share. At a price of $55.84 as of 9:35 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 2.3%.
The average volume for Magna International has been 696,400 shares per day over the past 30 days. Magna International has a market cap of $12.8 billion and is part of the wholesale industry. Shares are up 10.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.
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Magna International Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures automotive systems, assemblies, modules, and components; and engineers and assembles vehicles to original equipment manufacturers of cars and light trucks in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.33. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Magna International a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Magna International as a
buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. You can view the full
Magna International Ratings Report now.
