Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) is -53.42% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $3.18 and a high of $8.28 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 $3.49 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.32%.
Currently trading at $3.81, the stock is 5.21% and 3.82% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.81 million and changing 9.17% at the moment leaves the stock -31.93% off its SMA200. MERC registered -41.38% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -41.47%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $3.6698 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $5.5969.
The stock witnessed a 9.80% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -18.94%, and is 8.24% up 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 7.40% over the week and 5.28% over the month.
Mercer International Inc (MERC) has around 3580 employees, a market worth around $254.78M and $2.00B in sales. Profit margin for the company is -4.55%. Distance from 52-week low is 19.81% and -53.99% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-4.67%).
The EPS is expected to shrink by -75.65% this year
137.0 institutions hold shares in Mercer International Inc (MERC), with institutional investors hold 87.78% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 66.87M, and float is at 37.93M with Short Float at 2.92%. Institutions hold 54.44% of the Float.
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 KELLOGG PETER R, the company’s 10% Owner. SEC filings show that KELLOGG PETER R bought 760,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Jul 22 ’25 at a price of $3.25 per share for a total of $2.47 million. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 2.3 million shares.
Mercer International Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Jun 09 ’25 that KELLOGG PETER R (10% Owner) bought a total of 58,400 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Jun 09 ’25 and was made at $3.75 per share for $0.22 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 2.0 million shares of the MERC stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Jun 06 ’25, KELLOGG PETER R (10% Owner) acquired 50,200 shares at an average price of $3.62 for $0.18 million. The insider now directly holds 1,968,200 shares of Mercer International Inc (MERC).
