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Mercer International (MERC) Competitors

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MERC vs. MAGN, MATV, PACK, RYAM, VIRC, ILAG, DSY, ITP, SUZ, and REYN

Should you be buying Mercer International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercer International include Magnera (MAGN), Mativ (MATV), Ranpak (PACK), Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), Intelligent Living Application Group (ILAG), Big Tree Cloud (DSY), IT Tech Packaging (ITP), Suzano (SUZ), and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN). These companies are all part of the "business supplies" industry.

Mercer International vs. Its Competitors

Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) and Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Magnera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mercer International. Mercer International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mercer International$2.04B0.12-$85.14M-$1.35-2.76
Magnera$332.10M1.41-$15.25M-$11.94-1.10

Mercer International has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

85.8% of Mercer International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Mercer International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Mercer International had 2 more articles in the media than Magnera. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Mercer International and 1 mentions for Magnera. Mercer International's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Magnera's score of 0.37 indicating that Mercer International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mercer International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Magnera
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Mercer International currently has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.69%. Magnera has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.36%. Given Magnera's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magnera is more favorable than Mercer International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mercer International
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Magnera
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Mercer International has a net margin of -4.55% compared to Magnera's net margin of -6.06%. Magnera's return on equity of -10.88% beat Mercer International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mercer International-4.55% -12.07% -2.36%
Magnera -6.06%-10.88%-4.00%

Summary

Mercer International beats Magnera on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MERC vs. The Competition

MetricMercer InternationalPAPER &REL PRDS IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$248.76M$8.62B$3.29B$9.04B
Dividend Yield8.06%4.01%5.15%3.99%
P/E Ratio-2.7611.5491.9420.23
Price / Sales0.121.1627,226,089,426,177,000.00119.26
Price / Cash1.4011.1223.9228.59
Price / Book0.583.115.895.65
Net Income-$85.14M$58.52M$147.76M$249.15M
7 Day Performance6.29%3.87%2.11%2.91%
1 Month Performance1.92%3.29%4.50%4.11%
1 Year Performance-54.24%-14.83%24.94%20.98%

Mercer International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MERC
Mercer International
3.9346 of 5 stars
$3.72
-0.3%
$4.75
+27.7%
-54.2%$248.76M$2.04B-2.763,320
MAGN
Magnera
1.8658 of 5 stars
$12.10
-4.0%
$18.50
+52.9%
N/A$448.92M$332.10M0.002,980
MATV
Mativ
4.7037 of 5 stars
$6.83
-2.1%
$10.00
+46.4%
-52.7%$380.53M$1.98B-0.835,100
PACK
Ranpak
2.7828 of 5 stars
$3.56
-0.3%
$5.50
+54.5%
-39.4%$300.71M$368.90M-13.69880News Coverage
RYAM
Rayonier Advanced Materials
4.0305 of 5 stars
$3.86
+1.3%
$6.00
+55.4%
-22.1%$254.41M$1.63B-3.642,350
VIRC
Virco Manufacturing
2.441 of 5 stars
$7.98
+0.4%
$17.00
+113.0%
-35.8%$125.12M$266.24M6.33820
ILAG
Intelligent Living Application Group
N/A$0.52
+3.5%
N/A+25.9%$9.07M$7.51M0.00370Positive News
Gap Down
DSY
Big Tree Cloud
N/A$1.45
+5.9%
N/AN/A$6.85M$7.32M0.0082Positive News
Gap Up
ITP
IT Tech Packaging
N/A$0.19
-4.2%
N/A-18.6%$1.88M$79.87M-0.19370Gap Down
SUZ
Suzano
1.3794 of 5 stars
$9.42
+1.3%
N/A-4.5%$12.31B$8.79B-67.2823,980Analyst Upgrade
REYN
Reynolds Consumer Products
4.7469 of 5 stars
$21.42
+0.6%
$28.33
+32.3%
-20.9%$4.48B$3.70B13.396,400Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:MERC) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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