Mercer International Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercer International in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" Mercer International stock.
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4 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Mercer International's shares. Their MERC stock forecasts range from $15.00 to $19.00. On average, they predict Mercer International's share price to reach $17.13 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.0% from the stock's current price.
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Mercer International's stock was trading at $11.99 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, MERC stock has increased by 8.2% and is now trading at $12.97.
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Mercer International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 4th 2022.
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Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 28th. The basic materials company reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.25. The basic materials company earned $592.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $532.10 million. Mercer International had a net margin of 12.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 37.70%. The firm's revenue was up 43.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.45 EPS.
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Mercer International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 29th will be given a dividend of $0.075 per share on Thursday, July 7th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.31%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 28th.
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Mercer International(NASDAQ:MERC) pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.34%. Mercer International does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Mercer International is 7.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Mercer International will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.96% next year. This indicates that Mercer International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 employees have rated Mercer International CEO Jimmy S. H. Lee on Glassdoor.com. Jimmy S. H. Lee has an approval rating of 100% among Mercer International's employees. This puts Jimmy S. H. Lee in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Mercer International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MERC."

Mercer International's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Walthausen & Co. LLC (0.57%), Keeley Teton Advisors LLC (0.56%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.52%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA (0.15%), Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.11%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.10%). Company insiders that own Mercer International stock include Alan C Wallace, Alice Laberge, Eric Xavier Heine, Martha A M Morfitt and Peter R Kellogg.
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MERC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Walthausen & Co. LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, SG Americas Securities LLC, Keeley Teton Advisors LLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, and Simplex Trading LLC.
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MERC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Quantbot Technologies LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Walleye Trading LLC, and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have bought Mercer International stock in the last two years include Alice Laberge, and Peter R Kellogg.
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Shares of MERC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MERC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.97.

Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) has a market capitalization of $857.73 million and generates $1.80 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $170.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.819990 on an earnings per share basis.

Mercer International employs 2,415 workers across the globe.

Mercer International was founded in 1968.

Mercer International's mailing address is 700 WEST PENDER STREET SUITE 1120, VANCOUVER A1, 98168. The official website for Mercer International is mercerint.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (604) 684-1099 or via fax at 604-684-1094.