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Stocks Info
Mercer International Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Basic Materials sector while operating in the Paper & Paper Products industry. The current market capitalization of Mercer International Inc is $435.33M. A total of 0.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 304.84K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Heine Eric Xavier sold 26,910 shares of MERC for 6.23 per share on Nov 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Vice President now owns 20,330 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 13 ’24, BUENO ESTRADA JUAN CARLOS bought 7,800 shares at 6.60 per share. MERC shares that CEO & President owns now total 67,615.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Rettig Rainer acquired of 4,000 shares on Sep 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $6.10. This resulted in the Director holding 46,463 shares of MERC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, North Janine bought 2,000 shares at $6.04 per share on Sep 11 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 2,000.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. MERC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.56% when it declared a $0.0750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/26/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/18/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.66%. The MERC stock dividend was $0.0750 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MERC has a high of $11.20 and a low of $5.33.
As of this writing, MERC has an earnings estimate of $0.0 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.08 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.07.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MERC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $345.61M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.26B in debt and $283.12M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $6.43, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $694.02M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MERC is Buy with a score of 3.00.
