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The price of Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) closed at $1.84 in the last session, down -2.13% from day before closing price of $1.88. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.52 million shares were traded. MERC stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.55.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MERC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.68 and its Current Ratio is at 3.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.32.
CIBC Downgraded its Neutral to Sector Underperform on July 20, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $8.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when WELTY LINDA J bought 10,000 shares for $3.09 per share. The transaction valued at 30,866 led to the insider holds 36,290 shares of the business.
Laberge Alice bought 2,000 shares of MERC for $5,957 on Aug 08 ’25. The Director now owns 12,065 shares after completing the transaction at $2.98 per share. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, Laberge Alice, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $2.99 each. As a result, the insider paid 5,980 and bolstered with 10,065 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MERC now has a Market Capitalization of 123247808 and an Enterprise Value of 1578979840. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.828 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.957.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MERC is 0.77, which has changed by -0.7169231 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12121439 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MERC has reached a high of $8.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -31.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -56.64%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MERC traded on average about 627.17K shares per day over the past 3-months and 811340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 66.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.55M. Insiders hold about 40.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 46.27% stake in the company. Shares short for MERC as of 1760486400 were 1596813 with a Short Ratio of 2.55, compared to 1757894400 on 1726328. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1596813 and a Short% of Float of 3.65.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MERC is 0.22, which was 0.225 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.11968085. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.71.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 2.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Mercer International Inc (MERC) in the stock market.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$3.28 and -$3.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$3.31. EPS for the following year is -$0.96, with 3.0 analysts recommending between -$0.57 and -$1.25.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $481.55M. It ranges from a high estimate of $498M to a low estimate of $465.1M. As of. The current estimate, Mercer International Inc’s year-ago sales were $488.4M
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MERC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.04BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.21B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.27B and the low estimate is $2.14B.
