A share price of Mercer International Inc [MERC] is currently trading at $2.55, up 5.37%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MERC shares have gain 30.10% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 39.34%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Mercer International Inc [NASDAQ: MERC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 12, 2024, when CIBC upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on August 04, 2023. On July 20, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Underperform but maintained its price target of $8 on the stock. Credit Suisse downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $15.50 on February 10, 2023. CIBC downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $13 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 10, 2023. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Sector Perform for this stock on December 08, 2022, and downed its price target to $14. In a note dated July 06, 2022, Credit Suisse upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $18.50 to $19.
Mercer International Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $1.48 and $8.28. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $10.5 within the next 12 months. Mercer International Inc [NASDAQ: MERC] shares were valued at $2.55 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 311.76% based on the average MERC price forecast.
Analyzing the MERC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Mercer International Inc [NASDAQ:MERC] were 1.91B which represents -8.78% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.04% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.08, Equity is -0.41 and Total Capital is -0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 4.32.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Mercer International Inc [NASDAQ:MERC] is 3.01. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.68, while the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.09, the price to book ratio is 0.48.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved KELLOGG PETER R, 10% Owner, that happened on Nov 12 ’25 when 0.29 million shares were purchased. 10% Owner, KELLOGG PETER R completed a deal on Nov 13 ’25 to buy 0.23 million shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner KELLOGG PETER R bought 0.13 million shares on Nov 06 ’25.
