NASDAQ:MERC - Mercer International Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Mercer International declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.1375 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 11th. This is an increase from Mercer International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. View Mercer International's Dividend History.

Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 13th. The basic materials company reported ($1.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.63) by $0.41. The basic materials company earned $331.17 million during the quarter. View Mercer International's Earnings History.

Mercer International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Mercer International.

5 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Mercer International's shares. Their forecasts range from $12.00 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's share price to reach $13.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Mercer International.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercer International in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Mercer International.

News stories about MERC stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Mercer International earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Mercer International.

Mercer International saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,350,000 shares, a decline of 11.2% from the January 15th total of 1,520,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 236,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.7 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's stock are short sold. View Mercer International's Current Options Chain.

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), Teck Resources (TECK), Ford Motor (F), Domtar (UFS), AT&T (T) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Mercer International's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include LSV Asset Management (1.52%), Keeley Teton Advisors LLC (0.73%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.60%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.18%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.11%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.11%). Company insiders that own Mercer International stock include Eric Lauritzen, James Shepherd, Martha A M Morfitt and Nancy Orr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Mercer International.

MERC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Arizona State Retirement System, Keeley Teton Advisors LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mercer International.

MERC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marshall Wace North America L.P., New York State Teachers Retirement System, Rhumbline Advisers, Advisors Preferred LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $10.40.