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As of close of business last night, Mercer International Inc’s stock clocked out at $3.72, down -0.27% from its previous closing price of $3.73. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.24 million shares were traded. MERC stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.765 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.675.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MERC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.16. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when BUENO ESTRADA JUAN CARLOS bought 8,000 shares for $3.77 per share. The transaction valued at 30,160 led to the insider holds 75,615 shares of the business.
Merforth Carsten bought 7,000 shares of MERC for $25,312 on May 08 ’25. The COO, Wood Products now owns 22,651 shares after completing the transaction at $3.62 per share. On May 07 ’25, another insider, BECK WOLFGANG, who serves as the Sr. VP, Global Wood Sourcing of the company, bought 8,791 shares for $3.60 each. As a result, the insider paid 31,687 and bolstered with 35,054 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 248759376 and an Enterprise Value of 1572542976. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.787 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.873.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MERC is 1.09, which has changed by -0.5424354 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MERC has reached a high of $8.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.87%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MERC traded 535.21K shares on average per day over the past three months and 415880 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 66.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 38.07M. Insiders hold about 43.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.27% stake in the company. Shares short for MERC as of 1749772800 were 1279084 with a Short Ratio of 2.39, compared to 1747267200 on 1414142. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1279084 and a Short% of Float of 2.93.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.3, MERC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.30. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08042896The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.43.
