NASDAQ:MERC - Mercer International Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Mercer International declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 27th will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share on Friday, July 6th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 26th. View Mercer International's Dividend History.

Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 3rd. The basic materials company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.05. The basic materials company earned $367.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $358.50 million. Mercer International had a net margin of 6.68% and a return on equity of 16.63%. Mercer International's quarterly revenue was up 51.5% on a year-over-year basis. View Mercer International's Earnings History.

Mercer International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Mercer International.

4 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Mercer International's shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $22.00. On average, they anticipate Mercer International's share price to reach $19.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Mercer International.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercer International in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Mercer International include ARC Resources (ARX), Cameco (CCJ), Valvoline (VVV), John Wood Group (WG), AltaGas (ALA), Whitehaven Coal (WHC), Kirkland Lake Gold (KL), Versum Materials (VSM), KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Fletcher Building (FBU), HITACHI Chem Co/ADR (HCHMY), Cabot (CBT), Worleyparsons (WOR), Lundin Mining (LUNMF) and RPC Group (RPCGF).

Press coverage about MERC stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Mercer International earned a news impact score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.73 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Mercer International's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.03%). Company insiders that own Mercer International stock include David M Gandossi, Eric Lauritzen, James Shepherd, Jimmy S H Lee, Nancy Orr and Peter R Kellogg. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Mercer International.

MERC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MERC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.30.

Mercer International has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion and generates $1.17 billion in revenue each year. Mercer International employs 1,840 workers across the globe.

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.