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Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) closed the day trading at $3.25 up 0.62% from the previous closing price of $3.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.85 million shares were traded. MERC stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.355 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.2345.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MERC, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.73 and its Current Ratio is at 3.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.43.
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 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 217693120 and an Enterprise Value of 1616132992. 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 0.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.828 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.093.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MERC is 1.07, which has changed by -0.46982056 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 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 $2.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.93%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MERC traded about 799.33K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MERC traded about 1055220 shares per day. A total of 66.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.31M. Insiders hold about 44.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.80% stake in the company. Shares short for MERC as of 1753920000 were 1167509 with a Short Ratio of 1.46, compared to 1751241600 on 1105895. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1167509 and a Short% of Float of 2.6700001.
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 0.09287926The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.46.
Earnings Estimates
Mercer International Inc (MERC) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 2.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.36, with high estimates of -$0.35 and low estimates of -$0.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.44 and -$3.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.86. EPS for the following year is -$0.35, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.21 and -$0.8.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $482.7M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $489.41M to a low estimate of $476M. As of the current estimate, Mercer International Inc’s year-ago sales were $502.1MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $523.93M. There is a high estimate of $524M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $523.86M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MERC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.97B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.87B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.93B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.04BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.29B and the low estimate is $2.13B.
