Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) is -42.15% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $3.20 and a high of $11.20 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The MERC stock was last observed hovering at around $3.57 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.19%.
Currently trading at $3.76, the stock is -14.75% and -32.49% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.36 million and changing 5.32% at the moment leaves the stock -40.52% off its SMA200. MERC registered -64.19% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -40.32%.
The stock witnessed a -30.63% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -42.68%, and is -3.84% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 10.61% over the week and 6.52% over the month.
Mercer International Inc (MERC) has around 3580 employees, a market worth around $251.43M and $2.00B in sales. Fwd P/E is 94.00. Profit margin for the company is -4.55%. Distance from 52-week low is 17.50% and -66.43% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-4.67%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 36.81% this year.
Mercer International Inc (MERC) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 66.87M, and float is at 38.21M with Short Float at 2.53%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is IAT REINSURANCE CO LTD. with over 16.48 million shares valued at $140.74 million. The investor’s holdings represent 24.6644% of the MERC Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 4.72 million shares valued at $40.34 million to account for 7.0704 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BOUNDARY CREEK ADVISORS LP which holds 4.29 million shares representing 6.4189% and valued at over $36.63 million, while DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP holds 5.916 of the shares totaling 3.95 million with a market value of $33.76 million.
Mercer International Inc (MERC) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider purchase by BECK WOLFGANG, the company’s Sr. VP, Global Wood Sourcing. SEC filings show that BECK WOLFGANG bought 8,791 shares of the company’s common stock on May 07 ’25 at a price of $3.60 per share for a total of $31687.0. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 35054.0 shares.
Mercer International Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on May 05 ’25 that Laberge Alice (Director) bought a total of 1,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on May 05 ’25 and was made at $3.64 per share for $3640.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 8065.0 shares of the MERC stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Nov 20 ’24, Heine Eric Xavier (Vice President) disposed off 26,910 shares at an average price of $6.23 for $0.17 million. The insider now directly holds 20,330 shares of Mercer International Inc (MERC).
