NASDAQ:MERCMercer International Stock Price, Forecast & 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 $7.87 +0.23 (+3.01 %) (As of 04/7/2020 03:43 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$7.74Now: $7.87▼$8.2050-Day Range$6.76MA: $8.31▼$10.5252-Week Range$6.42Now: $7.87▼$17.74Volume161,162 shsAverage Volume319,204 shsMarket Capitalization$516.51 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield7.81%Beta1.62 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial 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™ 4.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMercer International has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $11.30, Mercer International has a potential upside of 43.6% from its current price of $7.87.Amount of Analyst CoverageMercer International has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesMercer International has received 314 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMercer International has received 436 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMercer International has received 58.13% “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 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipMercer International is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMercer International has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mercer International insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $84,160.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.90% of the stock of Mercer International is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions77.80% 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 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Mercer International are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from $1.34 to $0.00 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mercer International is -52.46, 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 -52.46, 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 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.2Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.52 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 Webhttp://mercerint.com/ Phone206-674-4639Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.03 Current Ratio3.30 Quick Ratio2.23Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio5.87 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.62 billion Price / Sales0.32 Cash Flow$2.07 per share Price / Cash Flow3.80 Book Value$8.39 per share Price / Book0.94Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.08) Net Income$-9,640,000.00 Net Margins-0.59% Return on Equity-0.81% Return on Assets-0.24%Miscellaneous Employees2,325 Outstanding Shares65,630,000Market Cap$516.51 million Next Earnings Date4/30/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable 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. NASDAQ:MERC Rates by TradingView Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Mercer International's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Mercer International's stock was trading at $7.23 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MERC shares have increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $7.87. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. 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 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." 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, April 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mercer International. How can I listen to Mercer International's earnings call? Mercer International will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. How were Mercer International's earnings last quarter? Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The basic materials company reported ($1.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.63) by $0.41. The basic materials company had revenue of $331.17 million for the quarter. Mercer International had a negative return on equity of 0.81% and a negative net margin of 0.59%. View Mercer International's earnings history. How often does Mercer International pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Mercer International? Mercer International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.138 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.01%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 24th. This is an increase from Mercer International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View Mercer International's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for MERC? 5 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Mercer International's stock. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Mercer International's stock price to reach $11.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mercer International. Has Mercer International been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about MERC stock has been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Mercer International earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutMercer International. Are investors shorting Mercer International? Mercer International saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,381,600 shares, a decrease of 9.7% from the February 27th total of 1,530,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 246,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.6 days. Approximately 3.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View Mercer International's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Mercer International's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Mercer International include Lundin Gold (LUG), APERAM/SH N Y REGISTRY SH (APEMY), KAZ Minerals (KAZ), ACERINOX SA/ADR (ANIOY), Nufarm (NUF), Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN), Osisko gold royalties (OR), Centamin (CELTF), Aurubis (NDA), Victrex (VCT), Ingevity (NGVT), Domtar (UFS), West Fraser Timber (WFT), ALACERGOLD/IDR UNRESTR (AQG) and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID). 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 (CHK), Hecla Mining (HL), Barnes Group (B), Caterpillar (CAT), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), AT&T (T), Teck Resources (TECK), Verizon Communications (VZ), Netflix (NFLX) and Southern (SO). 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." 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 $7.87. How big of a company is Mercer International? Mercer International has a market capitalization of $516.51 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. View additional information about Mercer International. What is Mercer International's official website? The official website for Mercer International is http://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. This page was last updated on 4/7/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Diversification in Investing
