A new trading day began on Friday, with Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) stock price up 2.78% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $3.24. MERC’s price has ranged from $2.59 to $8.28 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Basic Materials sector has dropped its sales by -54.02% annually for the last half of the decade. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged -120.28%. With a float of $39.36 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $66.98 million.
Mercer International Inc (MERC) Insider Updates
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Paper & Paper Products Industry. The insider ownership of Mercer International Inc is 44.30%, while institutional ownership is 49.80%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 18 ’25, was worth 30,866. In this transaction Director of this company bought 10,000 shares at a rate of $3.09, taking the stock ownership to the 36,290 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 08 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 2,000 for $2.98, making the entire transaction worth $5,957. This insider now owns 12,065 shares in total.
Mercer International Inc (MERC) Performance Highlights and Predictions
In its latest quarterly report, released on 9/30/2024, the company reported earnings of -0.26 per share, which was $0.1 lower than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.36 per share during the current fiscal year. According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -120.28% per share during the next fiscal year.
Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Mercer International Inc’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 1.73. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.11.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -1.63, a number that is poised to hit -0.73 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -0.56 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Mercer International Inc (MERC)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.42 million. That was inferior than the volume of 0.58 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 77.70%.
During the past 100 days, Mercer International Inc’s (MERC) raw stochastic average was set at 23.91%, which indicates a significant decrease from 93.66% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.17 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 0.22 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $3.44, while its 200-day Moving Average is $5.15. However, in the short run, Mercer International Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $3.39. Second resistance stands at $3.46. The third major resistance level sits at $3.54. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $3.25, it is likely to go to the next support level at $3.17. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $3.10.
Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 223.05 million, the company has a total of 66,983K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 2,043 M while annual income is -85,140 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 453,520 K while its latest quarter income was -86,070 K.
