NASDAQ:MERCMercer International Stock Price, Forecast & News

Mercer International's stock was trading at $7.23 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MERC shares have increased by 11.3% and is now trading at $8.05.
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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 earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.05. The basic materials company had revenue of $341.20 million for the quarter. Mercer International had a negative return on equity of 14.97% and a negative net margin of 5.92%.
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Mercer International announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.065 per share on Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $0.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 28th.
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5 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Mercer International's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Mercer International's share price to reach $10.10 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.5% from the stock's current price.
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Headlines about MERC stock have been trending positive on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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 daily sentiment score of 2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.
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Mercer International saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,330,000 shares, an increase of 82.8% from the May 31st total of 727,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 250,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.3 days. Approximately 3.3% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Mercer International include Torex Gold Resources (TXG), Superior Plus (SPB), Innospec (IOSP), Canfor (CFP), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Hochschild Mining (HCHDF), Coeur Mining (CDE), Methanex (MX), Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO), Reliance Worldwide (RWC), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Iamgold (IAG), Nufarm (NUF), St Barbara (SBM) and Nevsun Resources (NSU).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mercer International investors own include Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Hecla Mining (HL), Barnes Group (B), Caterpillar (CAT), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ford Motor (F), AT&T (T), Teck Resources (TECK) and CVS Health (CVS).

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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.65%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.14%), 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, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
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MERC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System, 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.
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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 $8.05.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $530.24 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.