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 shares have decreased by 0.6% and is now trading at $7.19.
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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."
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Mercer International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 29th 2020.
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Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.05. The basic materials company earned $341.20 million during the quarter. Mercer International had a negative net margin of 5.92% and a negative return on equity of 14.97%.
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Mercer International announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th will be given a dividend of $0.065 per share on Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $0.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 28th.
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5 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Mercer International's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's share price to reach $10.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.6% from the stock's current price.
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Headlines about MERC stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Mercer International earned a coverage optimism score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
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Mercer International saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,360,000 shares, a decrease of 8.7% from the June 30th total of 1,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 216,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.3 days. Approximately 3.4% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Mercer International include Methanex (MX), Nufarm (NUF), Innospec (IOSP), St Barbara (SBM), Nevsun Resources (NSU), CSR (CSR), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), Hochschild Mining (HCHDF), Olin (OLN), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Silver Lake Resources (SLR), Whitehaven Coal (WHC), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Minerals Technologies (MTX) and Perseus Mining (PRU).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mercer International investors own include (CHK), Hecla Mining (HL), Barnes Group (B), Caterpillar (CAT), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Teck Resources (TECK), Ford Motor (F), AT&T (T), Domtar (UFS) and Ring Energy (REI).

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

Mercer International's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Comerica Bank (0.07%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.04%). 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 New York State Teachers Retirement System.
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MERC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Comerica Bank. 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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MERC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.19.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $473.10 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.