Mercer International (MERC) Competitors $6.31 -0.13 (-2.02%) (As of 11/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MERC vs. RYAM, SCL, SA, FSM, ANDE, SILV, NGVT, DQ, CGAU, and KROShould you be buying Mercer International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercer International include Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), Stepan (SCL), Seabridge Gold (SA), Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM), Andersons (ANDE), SilverCrest Metals (SILV), Ingevity (NGVT), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Centerra Gold (CGAU), and Kronos Worldwide (KRO). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Mercer International vs. Rayonier Advanced Materials Stepan Seabridge Gold Fortuna Silver Mines Andersons SilverCrest Metals Ingevity Daqo New Energy Centerra Gold Kronos Worldwide Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) and Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is MERC or RYAM more profitable? Rayonier Advanced Materials has a net margin of -4.82% compared to Mercer International's net margin of -9.33%. Rayonier Advanced Materials' return on equity of -3.96% beat Mercer International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercer International-9.33% -17.24% -3.77% Rayonier Advanced Materials -4.82%-3.96%-1.38% Do analysts prefer MERC or RYAM? Mercer International currently has a consensus price target of $9.13, suggesting a potential upside of 45.77%. Rayonier Advanced Materials has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.25%. Given Mercer International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mercer International is more favorable than Rayonier Advanced Materials.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) 2.00Rayonier Advanced Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MERC or RYAM? Rayonier Advanced Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mercer International. Rayonier Advanced Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercer International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMercer International$1.99B0.21-$242.06M-$2.83-2.20Rayonier Advanced Materials$1.64B0.33-$101.83M-$1.18-6.92 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MERC or RYAM? Mercer International received 77 more outperform votes than Rayonier Advanced Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.61% of users gave Rayonier Advanced Materials an outperform vote while only 54.12% of users gave Mercer International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMercer InternationalOutperform Votes36154.12% Underperform Votes30645.88% Rayonier Advanced MaterialsOutperform Votes28457.61% Underperform Votes20942.39% Does the media refer more to MERC or RYAM? In the previous week, Mercer International had 6 more articles in the media than Rayonier Advanced Materials. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Mercer International and 11 mentions for Rayonier Advanced Materials. Rayonier Advanced Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Mercer International's score of 0.49 indicating that Rayonier Advanced Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mercer International 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Rayonier Advanced Materials 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MERC or RYAM? 85.8% of Mercer International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Mercer International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, MERC or RYAM? Mercer International has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rayonier Advanced Materials has a beta of 3.01, indicating that its share price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRayonier Advanced Materials beats Mercer International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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.Skip Chart MERC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercer InternationalPulp mills IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$416.60M$478.45M$2.78B$8.43BDividend Yield4.60%4.60%5.24%4.16%P/E Ratio-2.20N/A120.8516.66Price / Sales0.210.27524,854.5879.31Price / CashN/A5.5923.3533.53Price / Book0.650.693.485.19Net Income-$242.06M-$171.95M$142.71M$223.67M7 Day Performance-7.43%-3.08%1.33%2.70%1 Month Performance-12.38%-9.53%2.49%8.76%1 Year Performance-33.44%73.57%24.64%28.76% Mercer International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MERCMercer International3.8316 of 5 stars$6.31-2.0%$9.13+44.6%-32.6%$421.95M$1.99B-2.233,508Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastRYAMRayonier Advanced Materials3.5452 of 5 stars$7.95-0.1%$10.00+25.8%+178.4%$523.83M$1.64B-6.742,800SCLStepan4.1182 of 5 stars$72.56+0.3%N/A-6.3%$1.63B$2.33B36.102,389Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSASeabridge Gold0.3493 of 5 stars$17.50+0.4%N/A+45.9%$1.58BN/A-250.00N/AUpcoming EarningsFSMFortuna Silver Mines2.5971 of 5 stars$5.05+1.6%$6.50+28.7%+58.9%$1.58B$842.43M505.512,490Upcoming EarningsANDEAndersons4.7725 of 5 stars$45.40-0.8%$65.00+43.2%-13.2%$1.55B$14.75B15.232,334SILVSilverCrest Metals0.9481 of 5 stars$10.30+1.3%$10.13-1.7%N/A$1.53B$245.13M14.51340Positive NewsNGVTIngevity2.6145 of 5 stars$41.79+0.3%$52.17+24.8%-2.1%$1.52B$1.48B-2.691,700Earnings ReportDQDaqo New Energy2.4104 of 5 stars$22.27-1.4%$22.260.0%-10.4%$1.47B$2.31B-12.045,765Earnings ReportCGAUCenterra Gold3.8071 of 5 stars$6.73-4.9%$11.00+63.4%+5.8%$1.43B$1.09B10.681,236Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseKROKronos Worldwide3.1486 of 5 stars$11.58+0.3%$12.00+3.6%+49.2%$1.33B$1.67B1,158.002,196Upcoming EarningsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rayonier Advanced Materials Competitors Stepan Competitors Seabridge Gold Competitors Fortuna Silver Mines Competitors Andersons Competitors SilverCrest Metals Competitors Ingevity Competitors Daqo New Energy Competitors Centerra Gold Competitors Kronos Worldwide Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MERC) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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