Mercer International Inc (MERC)’s stock has witnessed a price declined of -0.78% from the previous close with its current price standing at $1.9. Its current price is -76.99% under its 52-week high of $8.28 and 28.72% more than its 52-week low of $1.48. Based on the past 30-day period, the stock price is -3.37% below the high and +28.72% above the low.
The 200-day Simple moving average is often placed more emphasis on by traders because of daily price changes. Investors will use the SMA-200 in different situations in trading activity as a key indicator to determine their support and resistance levels, and at the moment, MERC’s SMA-200 is $3.8029.
Additionally, it is important to take into account MERC stock ratios, including its price-to-sales ratio, which is 0.07 for the last tewlve months.MERC’s price to book ratio for the most recent quarter was 0.35, resulting in an 1.30 price to cash per share for the period.
How does Mercer International Inc (MERC) stock rate among analysts? Buy, sell, or hold?
The key to trading is to concentrate on the future rather than on the past. During uncertain times, it can be hard to make decisions. The analysts who understand how a market works are usually the most accurate at forecasting its future. Currently, there are 5 brokerage firms that recommend the stock as a Hold. The ratings are commonly aggregated into a single number between 1 and 5. Buy or strong buy is scored 5, outperform is scored 4, hold is scored 3, underperform is scored 2 and strong sell is 1. Using a scale of 1-5, the current average recommendation is 3.00 in simple terms.
Mercer International Inc (MERC): Earnings History
If we examine Mercer International Inc’s recent earnings history, in the last quarter ended on 9/30/2025, it posted adjusted earnings per share of -$1.21, beating the consensus of -$0.92. In other words, it beat the consensus by -$0.29, resulting in a -31.83% surprise. In the 3 months period before the previous quarter which was closed on 9/30/2025, the stock recorded adjusted earnings per share of -$1.21 in contrast with the Outlook of -$0.92. That was a difference of -$0.29 and a surprise of -31.83%.
Mercer International Inc (NASDAQ: MERC) Ownership Details
I will give a breakdown of the key shareholders in Mercer International Inc (MERC). Recent figures show that the company’s insiders hold 64.08% of shares. A total of 111 institutional investors hold shares in the company, making 48.73% of its stock and 135.66% of its float.
Sep 30, 2025 , it was reported that the Company’s largest institutional holder is IAT Reinsurance Co Ltd holding total of 16.7 shares that make 24.93% of the company’s total number of shares and are currently priced at 31.4 million.
The securities firm Redwood Capital Management, LLC holds 4.65 shares of MERC, making it the second largest institutional shareholder. Taking this into account, the holding percentage comes to 6.94% , and the holding percentage of shares is valued at 8.74 million.
An overview of Mercer International Inc’s technicals
In order to learn about trade movements and investor behavior, it is best to analyze the short, medium, and long term technical indicators along with the average volume of a stock. A 20-day average of the stock’s daily volume suggests Mercer International Inc (MERC) traded 592,465 shares per day, with a moving average of $1.7157 and price change of -0.0150. With the moving average of $2.2088 and a price change of -0.9050, about 572,922 shares changed hands on average over the past 50 days. Finally, MERC’s 100-day average volume is 748,316 shares, alongside a moving average of $2.7292 and a price change of -1.7650.
