Mercer International (MERC) Competitors $2.86 -0.21 (-6.84%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.89 +0.03 (+1.05%) As of 09/19/2025 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MERC vs. MATV, RYAM, PACK, MAGN, VIRC, ILAG, ITP, DSY, SUZ, and REYNShould you be buying Mercer International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercer International include Mativ (MATV), Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), Ranpak (PACK), Magnera (MAGN), Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), Intelligent Living Application Group (ILAG), IT Tech Packaging (ITP), Big Tree Cloud (DSY), Suzano (SUZ), and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN). These companies are all part of the "business supplies" industry. Mercer International vs. Its Competitors Mativ Rayonier Advanced Materials Ranpak Magnera Virco Manufacturing Intelligent Living Application Group IT Tech Packaging Big Tree Cloud Suzano Reynolds Consumer Products Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) and Mativ (NYSE:MATV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings & valuation, MERC or MATV? Mativ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mercer International. Mercer International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mativ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMercer International$2.04B0.09-$85.14M-$1.63-1.75Mativ$1.98B0.34-$48.70M-$8.35-1.47 Is MERC or MATV more profitable? Mercer International has a net margin of -5.60% compared to Mativ's net margin of -23.09%. Mativ's return on equity of 4.12% beat Mercer International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercer International-5.60% -23.88% -4.61% Mativ -23.09%4.12%1.16% Does the media prefer MERC or MATV? In the previous week, Mativ had 3 more articles in the media than Mercer International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Mativ and 0 mentions for Mercer International. Mativ's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Mercer International's score of 0.00 indicating that Mativ is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Mercer International Neutral Mativ Neutral Do analysts prefer MERC or MATV? Mercer International presently has a consensus target price of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 48.60%. Mativ has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.70%. Given Mercer International's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Mercer International is more favorable than Mativ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mercer International 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Mativ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MERC or MATV? 85.8% of Mercer International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Mercer International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mativ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, MERC or MATV? Mercer International has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mativ has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MERC or MATV a better dividend stock? Mercer International pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mercer International pays out -18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mativ pays out -4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mativ has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mercer International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryMativ beats Mercer International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mercer International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MERC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MERC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercer InternationalPAPER &REL PRDS IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$191.57M$8.10B$3.61B$10.44BDividend Yield10.49%4.74%5.07%4.56%P/E Ratio-1.7510.94156.9826.82Price / Sales0.091.1217,690.3290.36Price / Cash1.0810.5925.8161.43Price / Book0.443.086.686.39Net Income-$85.14M$58.52M$149.17M$271.80M7 Day Performance-7.14%-2.44%2.18%3.51%1 Month Performance-11.46%4.51%12.19%9.58%1 Year Performance-54.60%-13.40%47.73%28.53% Mercer International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MERCMercer International3.4795 of 5 stars$2.86-6.8%$4.25+48.6%-54.6%$191.57M$2.04B-1.753,320High Trading VolumeMATVMativ3.0645 of 5 stars$12.18-1.1%$10.00-17.9%-31.7%$673.57M$1.98B-1.465,100News CoverageRYAMRayonier Advanced Materials3.0284 of 5 stars$6.55+4.1%$6.00-8.3%-11.7%$421.44M$1.63B-0.982,350Positive NewsPACKRanpak2.8079 of 5 stars$4.62-1.4%$7.17+55.3%-20.7%$394.81M$368.90M-10.99880Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpMAGNMagnera1.6789 of 5 stars$10.96-0.7%$17.50+59.7%N/A$393.02M$332.10M-1.433,250Positive NewsVIRCVirco Manufacturing2.3328 of 5 stars$8.02+0.6%$17.00+112.0%-43.0%$125.62M$266.24M9.22820ILAGIntelligent Living Application GroupN/A$0.62-4.5%N/A-35.0%$11.75M$7.51M0.00370Short Interest ↓ITPIT Tech Packaging0.6419 of 5 stars$0.22-1.1%N/A-0.1%$3.69M$78.42M-0.22370DSYBig Tree CloudN/A$1.61-9.6%N/A-66.2%$0.00$7.32M0.0082Short Interest ↓Gap DownSUZSuzano2.588 of 5 stars$9.49+0.3%N/A+1.0%$12.53B$8.79B8.3923,980REYNReynolds Consumer Products4.3176 of 5 stars$22.63-1.7%$26.75+18.2%-29.2%$4.84B$3.69B15.196,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Mativ Competitors Rayonier Advanced Materials Competitors Ranpak Competitors Magnera Competitors Virco Manufacturing Competitors Intelligent Living Application Group Competitors IT Tech Packaging Competitors Big Tree Cloud Competitors Suzano Competitors Reynolds Consumer Products Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MERC) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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