Mercer International Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercer International in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Mercer International stock.
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Mercer International saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 830,300 shares, an increase of 95.4% from the January 14th total of 425,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 263,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Mercer International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 29th 2021.
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Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 16th. The basic materials company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.25. Mercer International had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.04% and a negative net margin of 5.68%.
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Mercer International's stock was trading at $7.23 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MERC stock has increased by 112.6% and is now trading at $15.37.
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Mercer International declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.065 per share on Wednesday, April 7th. This represents a $0.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 30th.
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Mercer International pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.84%.
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5 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Mercer International's shares. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's stock price to reach $13.90 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.6%.
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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.

Some companies that are related to Mercer International include First Majestic Silver (AG), Endeavour Mining (EDV), SSR Mining (SSRM), Avient (AVNT), KAZ Minerals (KAZ), W. R. Grace & Co. (GRA), The Chemours (CC), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Yamana Gold (AUY), Balchem (BCPC), Methanex Co. (MX.TO) (MX), Alumina (AWCMY), Centerra Gold Inc. (CG.TO) (CG), Showa Denko K.K. (SHWDY) and Alamos Gold (AGI).
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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 (ET), AT&T (T), Teck Resources (TECK), CVS Health (CVS), Ford Motor (F) and Domtar (UFS).

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 Vancity Investment Management Ltd (0.68%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.45%), Walthausen & Co. LLC (0.39%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.10%), Tudor Investment Corp Et Al (0.06%) and Sowell Financial Services LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Mercer International stock include Alan C Wallace and Martha A M Morfitt.
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MERC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, and Walthausen & Co. LLC.
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MERC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vancity Investment Management Ltd, SG Americas Securities LLC, Sowell Financial Services LLC, and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have bought Mercer International stock in the last two years include Alan C Wallace, and Martha A M Morfitt.
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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 $15.37.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion 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.

The official website for Mercer International is mercerint.com.

Mercer International is headquartered at 700 WEST PENDER STREET SUITE 1120, VANCOUVER A1, 98168.

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.