NASDAQ:MERC Mercer International Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Mercer International Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $6.33 -0.12 (-1.86 %) (As of 09/25/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$6.25Now: $6.33▼$6.6750-Day Range$6.45MA: $7.74▼$8.5152-Week Range$6.25Now: $6.33▼$13.44Volume164,634 shsAverage Volume249,899 shsMarket Capitalization$416.94 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield4.03%Beta1.74 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Pulp and Wood Products. It produces NBSK pulp primarily from wood chips and pulp logs; carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; and tall oil for use as a chemical additive and green energy source. The company also generates and sells green energy produced from bio-mass cogeneration power plant to third party utilities. In addition, it manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. The company sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMercer International has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $9.70, Mercer International has a forecasted upside of 53.2% from its current price of $6.33.Amount of Analyst CoverageMercer International has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesMercer International has received 321 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMercer International has received 450 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMercer International has received 58.37% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Mercer International and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MERC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MERC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipMercer International is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.03%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMercer International has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Mercer International will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.52% next year. This indicates that Mercer International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mercer International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.10% of the stock of Mercer International is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions77.56% of the stock of Mercer International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Mercer International are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.60) to $0.46 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mercer International is -4.98, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Mercer International is -4.98, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMercer International has a P/B Ratio of 0.75. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.03 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Pulp mills Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNASDAQ:MERC Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1333274 Webmercerint.com Phone206-674-4639Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.33 Current Ratio3.98 Quick Ratio2.65Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.62 billion Price / Sales0.26 Cash Flow$1.66 per share Price / Cash Flow3.82 Book Value$8.39 per share Price / Book0.75Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.08) Net Income$-9,640,000.00 Net Margins-5.92% Return on Equity-14.97% Return on Assets-3.96%Miscellaneous Employees2,325 Outstanding Shares65,868,000Market Cap$416.94 million Next Earnings Date10/29/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $6.33 -0.12 (-1.86 %) (As of 09/25/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive MERC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MERC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Mercer International's stock price been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Mercer International's stock was trading at $7.23 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MERC shares have decreased by 12.4% and is now trading at $6.33. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Mercer International? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercer International in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Mercer International. When is Mercer International's next earnings date? Mercer International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mercer International. How were Mercer International's earnings last quarter? Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.05. The basic materials company had revenue of $341.20 million for the quarter. Mercer International had a negative return on equity of 14.97% and a negative net margin of 5.92%. View Mercer International's earnings history. How often does Mercer International pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Mercer International? Mercer International declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.065 per share on Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $0.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.11%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 28th. View Mercer International's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for MERC? 5 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Mercer International's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's stock price to reach $9.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 53.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mercer International. Are investors shorting Mercer International? Mercer International saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 783,300 shares, a drop of 16.5% from the August 15th total of 938,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 173,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.5 days. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Mercer International's Short Interest. Who are some of Mercer International's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Mercer International include Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Torex Gold Resources (TXG), Seabridge Gold (SEA), TOKUYAMA CORP/ADR (TKYMY), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), Ero Copper (ERO), Semafo (SMF), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Victrex (VCT), United States Steel (X), Innospec (IOSP), Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI), Perseus Mining (PRU) and New Gold (NGD). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Mercer International own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mercer International investors own include Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Hecla Mining (HL), Barnes Group (B), Caterpillar (CAT), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), AT&T (T), Teck Resources (TECK), CVS Health (CVS), Ford Motor (F) and Domtar (UFS). Who are Mercer International's key executives? Mercer International's management team includes the following people: Mr. Jimmy S. H. Lee, Exec. Chairman (Age 62)Mr. David M. Gandossi, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 61)Mr. David K. Ure, CFO & Sec. (Age 52)Mr. Adolf Koppensteiner, Chief Operating Officer (Age 58)Mr. André Listemann, Managing Director of Fin. & Admin. - Stendal What is Mercer International's stock symbol? Mercer International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MERC." Who are Mercer International's major shareholders? Mercer International's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.65%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.14%), Comerica Bank (0.07%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.04%). Company insiders that own Mercer International stock include Alan C Wallace and Martha A M Morfitt. View institutional ownership trends for Mercer International. Which institutional investors are selling Mercer International stock? MERC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including New York State Teachers Retirement System, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View insider buying and selling activity for Mercer International. Which institutional investors are buying Mercer International stock? MERC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System, and Comerica Bank. Company insiders that have bought Mercer International stock in the last two years include Alan C Wallace, and Martha A M Morfitt. View insider buying and selling activity for Mercer International. How do I buy shares of Mercer International? Shares of MERC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Mercer International's stock price today? One share of MERC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.33. How big of a company is Mercer International? Mercer International has a market capitalization of $416.94 million and generates $1.62 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $-9,640,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.08) on an earnings per share basis. Mercer International employs 2,325 workers across the globe. What is Mercer International's official website? The official website for Mercer International is mercerint.com. How can I contact Mercer International? Mercer International's mailing address is 700 WEST PENDER STREET SUITE 1120, VANCOUVER A1, 98168. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 206-674-4639. 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