MERC vs. MLKN, PACK, MATV, RYAM, VIRC, MAGN, DSY, ITP, ILAG, and SUZ
Should you be buying Mercer International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercer International include MillerKnoll (MLKN), Ranpak (PACK), Mativ (MATV), Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), Virco Mfg. (VIRC), Magnera (MAGN), Big Tree Cloud (DSY), IT Tech Packaging (ITP), Intelligent Living Application Group (ILAG), and Suzano (SUZ). These companies are all part of the "business supplies" industry.
Mercer International vs.
Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) and MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.
MillerKnoll has a net margin of 1.81% compared to Mercer International's net margin of -9.33%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.74% beat Mercer International's return on equity.
Mercer International has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 2 more articles in the media than Mercer International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MillerKnoll and 0 mentions for Mercer International. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Mercer International's score of 0.09 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.8% of Mercer International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Mercer International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Mercer International received 348 more outperform votes than MillerKnoll when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 54.12% of users gave Mercer International an outperform vote.
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.
Mercer International presently has a consensus price target of $9.13, indicating a potential upside of 41.47%. Given Mercer International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mercer International is more favorable than MillerKnoll.
Mercer International pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Mercer International pays out -10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MillerKnoll pays out 82.4% 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.
Summary
MillerKnoll beats Mercer International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MERC) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
