MERC vs. MAGN, MATV, PACK, RYAM, VIRC, ILAG, DSY, ITP, SUZ, and REYN
Should you be buying Mercer International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercer International include Magnera (MAGN), Mativ (MATV), Ranpak (PACK), Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), Intelligent Living Application Group (ILAG), Big Tree Cloud (DSY), IT Tech Packaging (ITP), Suzano (SUZ), and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN). These companies are all part of the "business supplies" industry.
Mercer International vs. Its Competitors
Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) and Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Magnera has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
In the previous week, Magnera and Magnera both had 2 articles in the media. Mercer International's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Magnera's score of 0.37 indicating that Mercer International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Magnera has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercer International has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Magnera presently has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 52.64%. Mercer International has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.87%. Given Magnera's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Magnera is more favorable than Mercer International.
76.9% of Magnera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Mercer International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Mercer International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Magnera and Mercer International tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MERC) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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