Mercer International - MERC Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercer International in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" MERC shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Mercer International's shares. Their MERC share price forecasts range from $18.00 to $24.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $20.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 34.2% from the stock's current price.
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Mercer International's stock was trading at $11.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MERC shares have increased by 28.9% and is now trading at $15.46.
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Mercer International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 27th 2022.
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Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 28th. The basic materials company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.08. The basic materials company had revenue of $572.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $484.73 million. Mercer International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.77% and a net margin of 14.11%. The business's revenue was up 42.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.32 earnings per share.

Mercer International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share on Wednesday, October 5th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 27th.
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Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.96%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 6.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MERC will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.62% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 employees have rated Mercer International Chief Executive Officer Jimmy S. H. Lee on Glassdoor.com. Jimmy S. H. Lee has an approval rating of 100% among the company'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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Merrion Investment Management Co LLC (0.65%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.04%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.02%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.02%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.02%) and Walleye Trading LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan C Wallace, Alice Laberge, Eric Xavier Heine, Martha A M Morfitt and Peter R Kellogg.
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One share of MERC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.46.

Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion and generates $1.80 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $170.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.57 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 the company is mercerint.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (604) 684-1099 or via fax at 604-684-1094.