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Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) closed the day trading at $3.41 up 5.25% from the previous closing price of $3.24. In other words, the price has increased by $5.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.8 million shares were traded. MERC stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.18.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MERC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.98 and its Current Ratio is at 3.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.45.
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 Jun 09 ’25 when KELLOGG PETER R bought 58,400 shares for $3.75 per share. The transaction valued at 218,713 led to the insider holds 2,000,000 shares of the business.
KELLOGG PETER R bought 50,200 shares of MERC for $181,851 on Jun 06 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 1,968,200 shares after completing the transaction at $3.62 per share. On Jun 10 ’25, another insider, KELLOGG PETER R, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 33,420 shares for $3.72 each. As a result, the insider paid 124,276 and bolstered with 860,000 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 228029440 and an Enterprise Value of 1566526592. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.784 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.847.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MERC is 1.09, which has changed by -0.56113255 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16260707 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 $3.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -39.43%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MERC traded about 540.64K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MERC traded about 787340 shares per day. A total of 66.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.93M. Insiders hold about 43.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.27% stake in the company. Shares short for MERC as of 1751241600 were 1105895 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1748563200 on 1389639. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1105895 and a Short% of Float of 2.54.
Dividends & Splits
MERC’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.30, up from 0.3 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0925926The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.43.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.49, with high estimates of -$0.46 and low estimates of -$0.52.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.91 and -$2.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.29. EPS for the following year is -$0.27, with 3.0 analysts recommending between -$0.08 and -$0.41.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $476.68M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $485.36M to a low estimate of $468M. As of the current estimate, Mercer International Inc’s year-ago sales were $499.38MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $492.18M. There is a high estimate of $496M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $488.36M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MERC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2B. 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 $2.28B and the low estimate is $2.14B.
