Mercer International (MERC) Competitors $4.06 -0.05 (-1.22%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MERC vs. MAGN, MATV, PACK, RYAM, VIRC, DSY, ILAG, ITP, SUZ, and REYNShould 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 Mfg. (VIRC), Big Tree Cloud (DSY), Intelligent Living Application Group (ILAG), IT Tech Packaging (ITP), Suzano (SUZ), and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN). These companies are all part of the "business supplies" industry. Mercer International vs. Magnera Mativ Ranpak Rayonier Advanced Materials Virco Mfg. Big Tree Cloud Intelligent Living Application Group IT Tech Packaging Suzano Reynolds Consumer Products Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) and Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, MERC or MAGN? Mercer International has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MERC or MAGN more profitable? Mercer International has a net margin of -4.17% compared to Magnera's net margin of -6.97%. Mercer International's return on equity of -5.18% beat Magnera's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercer International-4.17% -5.18% -1.08% Magnera -6.97%-10.62%-3.97% Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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. 4.2% of Mercer International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Magnera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMercer International$2.00B0.14-$242.06M-$1.35-3.01Magnera$1.31B0.35-$60M-$11.94-1.07 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MERC or MAGN? Mercer International received 359 more outperform votes than Magnera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.56% of users gave Mercer International an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Magnera an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMercer InternationalOutperform Votes36153.56% Underperform Votes31346.44% MagneraOutperform Votes240.00% Underperform Votes360.00% Do analysts rate MERC or MAGN? Mercer International presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.00%. Magnera has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.76%. Given Magnera's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magnera is more favorable than Mercer International.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) 2.00Magnera 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media refer more to MERC or MAGN? In the previous week, Magnera had 16 more articles in the media than Mercer International. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Magnera and 1 mentions for Mercer International. Magnera's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Mercer International's score of 1.25 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Magnera 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMercer International beats Magnera on 10 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 InternationalPulp mills IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$271.50M$277.65M$3.10B$8.48BDividend Yield7.52%7.52%5.08%4.11%P/E Ratio-3.20N/A74.3420.05Price / Sales0.140.1626,914,679,906,498,300.00117.08Price / CashN/A4.9724.3634.62Price / Book0.430.405.214.61Net Income-$242.06M-$171.95M$154.55M$248.19M7 Day Performance1.25%4.15%1.56%2.97%1 Month Performance-14.71%-5.52%4.65%16.58%1 Year Performance-59.24%-37.87%15.14%8.16% Mercer International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MERCMercer International2.6911 of 5 stars$4.06-1.2%$4.75+17.0%-57.8%$271.50M$2.00B-3.203,320Positive NewsMAGNMagnera2.5298 of 5 stars$14.73+4.3%$22.50+52.7%N/A$524.39M$1.31B-0.803,250Gap UpMATVMativ4.3739 of 5 stars$6.27+10.6%$10.00+59.5%-67.2%$341.83M$1.97B-6.977,500Positive NewsPACKRanpak2.3897 of 5 stars$3.66+7.8%$7.00+91.5%-44.7%$305.68M$374.80M-15.23880High Trading VolumeRYAMRayonier Advanced Materials4.0644 of 5 stars$3.93+8.1%$6.00+52.9%-15.3%$262.09M$1.60B-3.072,500Insider TradeVIRCVirco Mfg.3.0169 of 5 stars$9.09+3.6%$17.00+87.0%-34.7%$146.23M$266.24M5.86820News CoveragePositive NewsDSYBig Tree CloudN/A$1.52+5.2%N/AN/A$7.58M$7.32M0.0082Gap UpILAGIntelligent Living Application Group0.9015 of 5 stars$0.40-20.3%N/A-20.5%$7.27M$7.51M0.00370Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeITPIT Tech PackagingN/A$0.35-18.8%N/A-33.8%$3.57M$75.84M-0.36370Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSUZSuzano1.5745 of 5 stars$9.22+3.5%N/A-8.3%$12.20B$47.40B14.6337,000REYNReynolds Consumer Products4.3291 of 5 stars$23.50+1.7%$28.33+20.6%-21.2%$4.94B$3.68B13.996,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Magnera Competitors Mativ Competitors Ranpak Competitors Rayonier Advanced Materials Competitors Virco Mfg. 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