Mercer International Inc

Mercer International Inc (MERC) Stock Analysis

$0.386

-0.004 (-1.08%)At close

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High
0.399
Open
0.375
VWAP
0.38
Vol
5.51M
Mkt Cap
580.26M
Low
0.350
Amount
2.09M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
-14.38

Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company with operations in Germany, the United States and Canada. The Pulp segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of pulp, electricity and chemicals at its pulp mills. Its four pulp mills are aggregated into the Pulp segment. The Solid Wood segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of lumber, manufactured products (including cross-laminated timber, glulam and finger joint lumber), wood pallets, electricity, biofuels and wood residuals at its sawmills and other facilities in Germany and its mass timber facilities in North America. The Friesau sawmill, the Torgau facility and the mass timber facilities are aggregated into the solid wood segment. It has a consolidated annual production capacity of over 2.1 million tons of pulp, 960 million board feet of lumber, 210 thousand cubic meters of cross-laminated timber, 45,000 cubic meters of glulam, 17 million pallets and 230,000 metric tons of biofuels.

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AI analysis of Mercer International Inc (MERC)

sell

Mercer International Inc is not a good buy right now due to its extremely low current price of $0.3858 and a troubling RSI of 22.725, indicating oversold conditions. Furthermore, the company has faced significant financial losses, with a net income loss of $75,978,000 in Q2 2026 and a staggering year-to-date change of -80.32%. The main risk is the company's high debt levels, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 2378.50%, which poses a serious threat to its financial stability.

Analyst Ratings (2)

+418.40% upside
Buy
1 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 0.39
Low
2.00
Average
2.00
High
2.00

CIBC

2026-08-10

Price Target

$1

Neutral

CIBC

2026-07-21

Price Target

$1

Neutral

CIBC

2026-05-11

Price Target

Neutral

RBC Capital

2026-04-16

Price Target

$2

Sector Perform

TD Securities

2026-02-17

Price Target

Sell

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Mercer International Inc (MERC) is 13.32, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 92.18.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
92.18
Current P/E
13.32
Overvalued
508.30
Undervalued
-323.94

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
13.62
Current EV/EBITDA
-14.38
Overvalued
46.59
Undervalued
-19.35

Forward P/S

Undervalued
5Y Average P/S
0.26
Current P/S
0.01
Overvalued
0.40
Undervalued
0.12

Whales holding MERC

A

Atlas FRM LLC

+ HoldingMERC

+5.06%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-08-06 (ET)

17:30:00

Company Reports Q2 Revenue of $460.28M

2026-02-12 (ET)

16:50:00

Company Reports Q4 Revenue of $449.5M, Net Loss of $238.7M

2025-07-31 (ET)

17:08:21

Mercer reports Q2 EPS ($1.29), consensus (96c)

2025-05-01 (ET)

16:45:34

Mercer reports Q1 EPS (33c), consensus (19c)

2025-02-20 (ET)

16:40:36

Mercer reports Q4 EPS 25c, consensus 5c

News

MERC FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company with operations in Germany, the United States and Canada. The Pulp segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of pulp, electricity and chemicals at its pulp mills. Its four pulp mills are aggregated into the Pulp segment. The Solid Wood segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of lumber, manufactured products (including cross-laminated timber, glulam and finger joint lumber), wood pallets, electricity, biofuels and wood residuals at its sawmills and other facilities in Germany and its mass timber facilities in North America. The Friesau sawmill, the Torgau facility and the mass timber facilities are aggregated into the solid wood segment. It has a consolidated annual production capacity of over 2.1 million tons of pulp, 960 million board feet of lumber, 210 thousand cubic meters of cross-laminated timber, 45,000 cubic meters of glulam, 17 million pallets and 230,000 metric tons of biofuels. It operates in the Basic Materials sector (PULP MILLS industry).

Mercer International Inc is not a good buy right now due to its extremely low current price of $0.3858 and a troubling RSI of 22.725, indicating oversold conditions. Furthermore, the company has faced significant financial losses, with a net income loss of $75,978,000 in Q2 2026 and a staggering year-to-date change of -80.32%. The main risk is the company's high debt levels, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 2378.50%, which poses a serious threat to its financial stability.

2 analysts cover MERC: 1 rate it Buy, 1 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 2.00.

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