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

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

Mercer International announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.15%. The ex-dividend date 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.04. The basic materials company had revenue of $383.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $398.57 million. Mercer International had a return on equity of 17.72% and a net margin of 6.34%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.63 earnings per share. View Mercer International's Earnings History.

Mercer International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Mercer International.

4 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Mercer International's shares. Their forecasts range from $12.50 to $19.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's share price to reach $15.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Mercer International.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercer International in the last year. There are currently 3 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 trended somewhat negative on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mercer International earned a media sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news 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 near future. View News Stories for Mercer International.

Mercer International saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,520,000 shares, a decline of 18.3% from the December 15th total of 1,860,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 228,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.7 days. Currently, 3.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Mercer International's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Mercer International include Parex Resources (PXT), Vermilion Energy (VET), Mineral Resources (MIN), Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (SHI), Wacker Chemie (WCH), Saracen Mineral (SAR), Element Solutions (ESI), Linamar (LNR), Fuchs Petrolub (FPE3), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), ACERINOX SA/ADR (ANIOY) and Centerra Gold (CG).

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), Mercer International (MERC.U) and Intel (INTC).

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 $13.25.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $869.60 million and generates $1.46 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $128.58 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.96 on an earnings per share basis. Mercer International employs 2,210 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Mercer International.

The official website for Mercer International is http://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.