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, February 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.138 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 24th. This is a boost from Mercer International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View Mercer International's Dividend History.

Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) released its earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The basic materials company reported ($1.04) EPS 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. Mercer International had a negative return on equity of 0.81% and a negative net margin of 0.59%. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Mercer International's stock. Their forecasts range from $11.50 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's share price to reach $13.10 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.7% 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 neutral on Tuesday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news 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 daily sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Mercer International.

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

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Mercer International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (1.52%), Walthausen & Co. LLC (0.91%), Keeley Teton Advisors LLC (0.73%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.61%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.60%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.18%). Company insiders that own Mercer International stock include Alan C Wallace, 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., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Geode Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mercer International.

MERC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Walthausen & Co. LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., New York State Teachers Retirement System, Rhumbline Advisers, Advisors Preferred LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Mercer International stock in the last two years include Alan C Wallace and Martha A M Morfitt. 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 $10.10.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $662.85 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 2,210 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.