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After finishing at $4.76 in the prior trading day, Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) closed at $4.65, down -2.31%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. MERC stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.57.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MERC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 52.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.14 and its Current Ratio is at 3.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.44.
CIBC Downgraded its Neutral to Sector Underperform on July 20, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $8.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 20 ’24 when Heine Eric Xavier sold 26,910 shares for $6.23 per share. The transaction valued at 167,612 led to the insider holds 20,330 shares of the business.
BUENO ESTRADA JUAN CARLOS bought 7,800 shares of MERC for $51,480 on Sep 13 ’24. The CEO & President now owns 67,615 shares after completing the transaction at $6.60 per share. On Sep 11 ’24, another insider, Rettig Rainer, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $6.10 each. As a result, the insider paid 24,400 and bolstered with 46,463 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 310949216 and an Enterprise Value of 1616994176. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.791 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.591.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MERC is 1.15, which has changed by -0.5454545 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MERC has reached a high of $11.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 363.62K shares per day over the past 3-months and 478180 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 66.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 38.21M. Insiders hold about 42.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.41% stake in the company. Shares short for MERC as of 1743379200 were 344219 with a Short Ratio of 0.95, compared to 1740700800 on 516844. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 344219 and a Short% of Float of 0.83.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MERC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.3, compared to 0.30 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06302521The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.34.
