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. Since then, MERC shares have increased by 5.8% and is now trading at $7.65. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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.

Mercer International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mercer International.

Mercer International will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 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.

Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.03. The basic materials company had revenue of $350.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $383.99 million. Mercer International had a negative net margin of 4.34% and a negative return on equity of 10.64%. Mercer International's revenue was down 27.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.79 earnings per share. View Mercer International's earnings history.

Mercer International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th will be given a dividend of $0.065 per share on Tuesday, July 7th. This represents a $0.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 24th. View Mercer International's dividend history.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Mercer International's stock. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Mercer International's share price to reach $10.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 41.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mercer International.

Media coverage about MERC stock has trended positive on Friday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news 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 impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Mercer International.

Mercer International saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,330,000 shares, an increase of 82.8% from the June 15th total of 727,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 250,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Approximately 3.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View Mercer International's Current Options Chain.

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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), AT&T (T), Domtar (UFS) and Ring Energy (REI).

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

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One share of MERC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.65.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $503.37 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.