Mercer International (MERC) Competitors

Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) and Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MERC or MAGN?

85.8% of Mercer International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Magnera shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Mercer International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Magnera shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, MERC or MAGN?

Mercer International has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MERC or MAGN?

Mercer International currently has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 46.60%. Magnera has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.93%. Given Mercer International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mercer International is more favorable than Magnera.

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)	2.00
Magnera	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MERC or MAGN more profitable?

Mercer International has a net margin of -4.55% compared to Magnera's net margin of -6.06%. Magnera's return on equity of -10.88% beat Mercer International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercer International	-4.55%	-12.07%	-2.36%
Magnera	-6.06%	-10.88%	-4.00%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MERC or MAGN?

Magnera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mercer International. Mercer International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercer International	$2.04B	0.11	-$85.14M	-$1.35	-2.40
Magnera	$332.10M	1.39	-$15.25M	-$11.94	-1.09

Does the media favor MERC or MAGN?

In the previous week, Magnera had 4 more articles in the media than Mercer International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Magnera and 1 mentions for Mercer International. Magnera's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Mercer International's score of 0.00 indicating that Magnera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mercer International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Magnera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Magnera beats Mercer International on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.