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Minerals Technologies (MTX) stock, explained like you're 5
Minerals Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MTX. It is a small cap company in the major chemicals industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 2 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- MTX
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Major Chemicals
- Size
- Small cap, about 2 billion dollars
Is Minerals Technologies a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Minerals Technologies is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 2 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Minerals Technologies makes money
- Mining and selling metals and minerals.
- Making chemicals and building materials.
- Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves MTX stock
- The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium.
- Global demand, especially from large economies.
- Production costs and supply disruptions.
In the news lately
- Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) Stock Price, News, Quote & History (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
- Does Refinancing Debt Change The Bull Case For Minerals Technologies Stock? (Simply Wall Street)
- Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research (MarketBeat)
- Should Higher Cost Refinancing Require Action From Minerals Technologies Stock Investors? (Yahoo Finance)
- Minerals Technologies stock sits 25.32 percent below its high before October 29 results (ad-hoc-news.de)
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Questions about Minerals Technologies stock
What does Minerals Technologies do?
Minerals Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MTX. It is a small cap company in the major chemicals industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 2 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Minerals Technologies?
Minerals Technologies trades under the ticker MTX on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Minerals Technologies's market cap?
Minerals Technologies is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 2 billion dollars.
How does Minerals Technologies make money?
Mining and selling metals and minerals. Making chemicals and building materials. Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves MTX stock?
The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium. Global demand, especially from large economies. Production costs and supply disruptions.
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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.