Mercer International (MERC) Competitors

Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) and MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MERC or MLKN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercer International	$2.04B	0.17	-$242.06M	-$1.27	-4.06
MillerKnoll	$3.60B	0.30	$82.30M	$0.42	38.50

Does the media favor MERC or MLKN?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 4 more articles in the media than Mercer International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for MillerKnoll and 9 mentions for Mercer International. Mercer International's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat MillerKnoll's score of 0.52 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MillerKnoll	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MERC or MLKN?

85.8% of Mercer International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Mercer International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MERC or MLKN?

Mercer International has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MERC or MLKN?

Mercer International received 348 more outperform votes than MillerKnoll when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 53.96% of users gave Mercer International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mercer International	Outperform Votes 361 53.96%	Underperform Votes 308 46.04%
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 13 59.09%	Underperform Votes 9 40.91%

Is MERC or MLKN a better dividend stock?

Mercer International pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Mercer International pays out -23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MillerKnoll pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mercer International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate MERC or MLKN?

Mercer International presently has a consensus price target of $8.25, indicating a potential upside of 59.88%. Given Mercer International's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Mercer International is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

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
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MERC or MLKN more profitable?

MillerKnoll has a net margin of 1.81% compared to Mercer International's net margin of -4.17%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.74% beat Mercer International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercer International	-4.17%	-5.18%	-1.08%
MillerKnoll	1.81%	10.74%	3.59%

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Mercer International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.