Overview
Mercer International Inc., based in Vancouver, Canada, operates in the forest products industry, primarily focusing on the manufacture and sale of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp. The company plays a significant role in pulp production, leveraging sustainable practices to produce pulp and bio-products that serve various industries, including paper, textiles, and bio-materials sectors globally. Mercer International also focuses on renewable energy projects which harness bioenergy from its milling processes. With facilities strategically located to leverage abundant natural resources and efficient transport routes, the company is a notable player in promoting sustainable forestry practices and renewable energy utilization within the sector.
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Basic Stats
The share price of Mercer International Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $3.23 / share. This is a decrease of -3.00% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Mercer International Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $215.66 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Mercer International Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 215.66 MM |
| EV | 1,553.50 MM |
| Shares Out. | 66.87 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | -1.63 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-06-26 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.25 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.70 MM |
| Short Interest | 1.96 MM |
| Short Float | 3.61 % |
| Days to Cover | 4.87 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | -42.92 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.61 |
| Beta | 1.00 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | -0.77 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | -1.22 |
| PE Ratio | -1.97 |
| Price/Book | 0.48 |
| Price/TBV | 0.55 |
| Book/Market | 2.07 |
| EBIT/EV | -0.07 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | -0.07 |
| ROA | -0.04 |
| ROE | -0.22 |
| ROIC | -0.05 |
| CROIC | -0.06 |
| OCROIC | 0.02 |
| Implied Volatility | 65.80 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.54 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Mercer International Inc. is $3.57. The forecasts range from a low of $3.03 to a high of $4.20. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Mercer International Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-08 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2022-08-02 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-08-01 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-26 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-06 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2022-06-23 | TD Securities | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-21 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-02-23 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-01-31 | RBC Capital | Underperform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2022-01-10 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-11-01 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2021-10-27 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2021-10-25 | Raymond James | Strong Buy | Outperform | Downgrade |
| 2021-07-27 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2021-04-27 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2021-04-23 | TD Securities | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2021-04-07 | Raymond James | Outperform | Strong Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-03-17 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-02-19 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-09 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-11-02 | TD Securities | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2020-08-25 | CIBC | Neutral | Outperformer | Upgrade |
| 2020-08-03 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Maintains | |
| 2020-06-05 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2020-04-30 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2020-03-17 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2020-02-04 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-10-18 | TD Securities | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2019-08-05 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2018-10-18 | Raymond James | Outperform | Strong Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-06-20 | TD Securities | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-05-11 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-10-27 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2017-10-19 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-01-23 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2017-01-06 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2016-04-29 | TD Securities | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-04-26 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-03-01 | CIBC | Initiate | ||
| 2016-01-27 | Raymond James | Strong Buy | Outperform | Downgrade |
| 2015-11-02 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2015-09-11 | TD Securities | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-08-26 | Raymond James | Outperform | Strong Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-05-08 | Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2014-11-03 | CIBC | Sector Underperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade |
| 2014-10-31 | TD Securities | Reduce | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2014-10-23 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-08-05 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2014-08-05 | CIBC | Maintains | ||
| 2014-07-14 | TD Securities | Hold | Reduce | Downgrade |
| 2014-05-05 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2014-05-02 | Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2014-04-30 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2014-03-25 | TD Securities | Reduce | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2014-02-19 | TD Securities | Hold | Downgrade | |
| 2013-07-16 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2013-05-06 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-17 | TD Securities | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2012-08-08 | BMO Capital | Underperform | Maintains | |
| 2023-01-10 | CIBC | Outperformer | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2023-02-10 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2023-02-21 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-19 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-05-08 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-06-01 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-04 | Raymond James | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2023-09-08 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Reiterate |
| 2023-08-24 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-02-28 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-08-13 | CIBC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-05-06 | CIBC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-08-12 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-11-04 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Reiterate |
| 2025-04-22 | CIBC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-08-05 | TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-05-05 | TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-07-22 | CIBC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
