LON:MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 260.48 -0.02 (-0.01%) As of 05/5/2026 12:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock About The Mercantile Investment Trust Stock (LON:MRC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get MRC alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 259.50▼ 263.5050-Day Range 235.72▼ 269.5052-Week Range 234.31▼ 272Volume1.66 million shsAverage Volume3.86 million shsMarket Capitalization£1.73 billionP/E Ratio8.97Dividend Yield3.12%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company Overview The Mercantile Investment Trust: The home of tomorrow's UK market leaders The Mercantile Investment Trust Approach Expert market access As one of the largest UK equity investment trusts and a history stretching back more than 140 years, The Mercantile Investment Trust enjoys a long and successful track record championing quality UK medium-sized and smaller companies. Rigorous research In a segment of the stock market that demands first-hand scrutiny, our disciplined research-based investment approach really sets us apart, providing exceptional access to a diversified portfolio of quality stocks with attractive long-term growth potential. Focused on dividends Our focus on quality companies with strong cash flows also helps to generate an attractive income for shareholders, with the opportunity to target annual dividend growth ahead of the rate of inflation. Why invest in The Mercantile Investment Trust Thanks to its focus on quality stocks outside the FTSE 100, The Mercantile Investment Trust offers a cost-effective way to gain access to the companies that we believe have the greatest potential to become tomorrow’s UK market leaders. Read More Receive MRC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for The Mercantile Investment Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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MRC Stock News HeadlinesI'm a Fund Manager series: Guy Anderson, Mercantile Investment Trust of where he'd invest for the...September 13, 2025 | msn.comMERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST: Housing giant giving fund a firmer foundation to build onFebruary 8, 2025 | msn.comYour $29.97 book is free todayWhy Some Traders Skip Stocks Entirely You don't need a big account to trade options. In fact, options can give you up to 12 times the leverage of stocks — with a fraction of the capital tied up. 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The Mercantile Investment Trust plc (LON:MRC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 20th. The investment trust reported $5.66 earnings per share for the quarter. The Mercantile Investment Trust had a net margin of 89.90% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.56%. How do I buy shares of The Mercantile Investment Trust? Shares of MRC stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of The Mercantile Investment Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Mercantile Investment Trust investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), IQE (IQE) and Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX). Company Calendar Last Earnings10/20/2025Today5/06/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryWholesale Current SymbolLON:MRC CIKN/A Webam.jpmorgan.co.uk Phone+44-80-07311111FaxN/AEmployees2,800Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 29.03 Trailing P/E Ratio8.97 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£393.55 million Net Margins89.90% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity10.56% Return on Assets2.53% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio16.68 Current Ratio6.39 Quick Ratio11.82 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£209.68 million Price / Sales8.23 Cash FlowGBX 28.02 per share Price / Cash Flow9.30 Book ValueGBX 275.66 per share Price / Book0.94Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares662,329,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.73 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.53 Analysts Agree—These Gold Picks Outshine the RestUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2026 Gold Forecasting Report. 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