Mercer International (MERC) Competitors $2.95 -0.07 (-2.32%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.92 -0.04 (-1.19%) As of 08/8/2025 07:45 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. MAGN, MATV, PACK, RYAM, VIRC, ILAG, DSY, 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 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 Mativ Ranpak Rayonier Advanced Materials Virco Manufacturing Intelligent Living Application Group Big Tree Cloud IT Tech Packaging Suzano Reynolds Consumer Products Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) and Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MAGN or MERC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMagnera$332.10M1.37-$15.25M-$7.64-1.67Mercer International$2.04B0.10-$85.14M-$1.63-1.81 Does the media refer more to MAGN or MERC? In the previous week, Magnera had 11 more articles in the media than Mercer International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Magnera and 3 mentions for Mercer International. Mercer International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Magnera's score of -0.27 indicating that Mercer International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Magnera 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mercer International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer MAGN or MERC? Magnera currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.36%. Mercer International has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 44.07%. 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 Magnera 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Mercer International 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, MAGN or MERC? Magnera has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercer International has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MAGN or MERC? 76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Mercer International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Mercer International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MAGN or MERC more profitable? Magnera has a net margin of -4.98% compared to Mercer International's net margin of -5.60%. Magnera's return on equity of -9.57% beat Mercer International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Magnera-4.98% -9.57% -3.49% Mercer International -5.60%-23.88%-4.61% SummaryMagnera beats Mercer International on 9 of the 14 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 MERC 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 InternationalPAPER &REL PRDS IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$197.59M$8.34B$3.31B$9.71BDividend Yield10.17%4.77%5.18%4.12%P/E Ratio-1.8111.09115.2724.70Price / Sales0.101.1231,374,826,862,563,000.00100.37Price / Cash1.1110.9224.0028.01Price / Book0.463.106.005.76Net Income-$85.14M$58.52M$148.72M$267.05M7 Day Performance-11.41%3.22%3.36%3.13%1 Month Performance-24.16%-5.25%2.54%1.27%1 Year Performance-57.43%-14.87%37.16%22.83% Mercer International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MERCMercer International3.4836 of 5 stars$2.95-2.3%$4.25+44.1%-57.4%$197.59M$2.04B-1.813,320MAGNMagnera2.2376 of 5 stars$11.90+0.3%$17.50+47.1%N/A$422.22M$332.10M-1.002,980Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeMATVMativ3.775 of 5 stars$6.37+1.7%$10.00+57.1%-49.4%$341.28M$1.98B-0.785,100News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeGap DownPACKRanpak2.2793 of 5 stars$3.54+1.9%$5.50+55.6%-47.7%$292.29M$368.90M-13.60880Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionRYAMRayonier Advanced Materials4.3769 of 5 stars$3.74+2.9%$6.00+60.6%-36.3%$242.39M$1.63B-3.522,350Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionVIRCVirco Manufacturing3.7078 of 5 stars$8.09+3.6%$17.00+110.1%-45.2%$122.92M$266.24M6.42820ILAGIntelligent Living Application GroupN/A$0.52+9.8%N/A-29.5%$8.49M$7.51M0.00370Gap UpDSYBig Tree CloudN/A$1.24+4.3%N/A-22.1%$5.95M$7.32M0.0082Gap UpITPIT Tech Packaging0.0705 of 5 stars$0.20+3.1%N/A-7.4%$2.02M$79.87M-0.21370Negative NewsSUZSuzano2.8494 of 5 stars$9.18-1.5%N/A+1.4%$12.33B$8.79B-65.5323,980Upcoming EarningsREYNReynolds Consumer Products3.6097 of 5 stars$21.96-0.4%$28.00+27.5%-24.2%$4.64B$3.70B14.746,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Magnera Competitors Mativ Competitors Ranpak Competitors Rayonier Advanced Materials Competitors Virco Manufacturing Competitors Intelligent Living Application Group Competitors Big Tree Cloud Competitors IT Tech Packaging 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 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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