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The closing price of Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) was $4.02 for the day, down -5.63% from the previous closing price of $4.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. MERC stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.01.
Ratios:
Our analysis of MERC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.82. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 22 ’25 when KELLOGG PETER R bought 760,000 shares for $3.25 per share. The transaction valued at 2,470,000 led to the insider holds 2,300,000 shares of the business.
KELLOGG PETER R bought 58,400 shares of MERC for $218,713 on Jun 09 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 2,000,000 shares after completing the transaction at $3.75 per share. On Jun 06 ’25, another insider, KELLOGG PETER R, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 50,200 shares for $3.62 each. As a result, the insider paid 181,851 and bolstered with 1,968,200 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 268820608 and an Enterprise Value of 1607304832. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.805 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.025.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MERC is 1.11, which has changed by -0.42978722 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 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 $3.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.40%.
Shares Statistics:
MERC traded an average of 656.54K shares per day over the past three months and 1337840 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 66.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.26M. Insiders hold about 44.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.24% stake in the company. Shares short for MERC as of 1752537600 were 969495 with a Short Ratio of 1.48, compared to 1749772800 on 1279084. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 969495 and a Short% of Float of 2.22.
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 0.07042254The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.43.
