NASDAQ:MERCMercer International Stock Price, Forecast & News

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 (WHO). Since then, MERC stock has increased by 11.6% and is now trading at $8.07. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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.

Mercer International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mercer International.

Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.03. The basic materials company had revenue of $350.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $383.99 million. Mercer International had a negative return on equity of 10.64% and a negative net margin of 4.34%. The firm's revenue was down 27.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.79 earnings per share. View Mercer International's earnings history.

Mercer International declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.065 per share on Tuesday, July 7th. This represents a $0.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 24th. View Mercer International's dividend history.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Mercer International's stock. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's stock price to reach $11.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 38.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mercer International.

Media stories about MERC stock have been trending extremely negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mercer International earned a media sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutMercer International.

Mercer International saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 835,800 shares, a decline of 10.8% from the April 30th total of 937,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 289,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's shares are short sold. View Mercer International's Current Options Chain.

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

Mercer International's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.60%), Matarin Capital Management LLC (0.31%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.11%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.08%) and Comerica Bank (0.06%). Company insiders that own Mercer International stock include Alan C Wallace, James Shepherd and Martha A M Morfitt. View institutional ownership trends for Mercer International.

MERC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, Geode Capital Management LLC, and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund. View insider buying and selling activity for Mercer International.

MERC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Matarin Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Rhumbline Advisers, 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.

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.

One share of MERC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.07.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $531.01 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.

The official website for Mercer International is mercerint.com.

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.