Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Posted November 11, 2014 2:02 pm.
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TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,760.27, up 50.47 points):
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Unchanged at $1.85 on 4.9 million shares.
Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI). Miner. Up 23 cents, or 5.53 per cent, to $4.39 on 4.4 million shares.
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI). Biotechnology. Up nine cents, or 4.76 per cent, to $1.98 on 4.4 million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace. Unchanged at $4.03 on 3.9 million shares.
Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TSX:TXG). Miner. Up four cents, or 3.05 per cent, to $1.35 on 3.9 million shares.
Precision Drilling Corp. (TSX:PD). Oil and gas. Up 20 cents, or 2.27 per cent, to $9.03 on 3.5 million shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Aecon Group Inc. (TSX:ARE). Engineering. Down $1.75, or 12.15 per cent, to $12.65 on 912,356 shares. Aecon’s quarterly profit improved to $39.5 million or 49 cents per diluted share from $34.4 million or 53 cents in the same 2013 quarter, but revenue contracted to $840.4 million from $897.3 million and the construction company warned its margins could be squeezed next year if soft conditions in the resource sector continue.
Rona Inc. (TSX:RON). Retail. Up 19 cents, or 1.39 per cent, to $13.85 on 489,174 shares. The home improvement retailer says profit surged nearly 30 per cent to $38 million or 32 cents per share for the period ended Sept. 28, up from $30 million or 25 cents per share a year ago. Excluding one-time items, adjusted profits increased 28 per cent to $38.5 million or 33 cents per share, a penny below analyst estimates.
WSP Global Inc. (TSX:WSP). Engineering. Up $1.72, or 5.02 per cent, to $36 on 506,958 shares. The company had $29.1 million of net income before adjustments in the third quarter, a 36 per cent increase over the comparable period last year. Revenue was $630.7 million, up 28.6 from a year earlier.
Martinrea International Inc. (TSX:MRE). Auto parts. Down $2.18, or 17.69 per cent, to $10.14 on 1.4 million shares. The company’s shares plunged as quarterly net earnings were $19.4 million or 23 cents per share, down from $20.9 million or 25 cents a year ago. Canaccord Genuity downgraded the stock to hold from buy and analyst David Tyerman also cut his price target on the stock to $11 from $17, noting that Martinrea’s third-quarter earnings came in below estimates.
