Mercer International (MERC) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MLKN or MERC?

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
MillerKnoll	$3.59B	0.35	$82.30M	$0.91	20.45
Mercer International	$2.04B	0.22	-$242.06M	-$1.27	-5.24

Is MLKN or MERC 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
MillerKnoll	1.81%	10.74%	3.59%
Mercer International	-4.17%	-5.18%	-1.08%

Is MLKN or MERC a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Mercer International pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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 pays out -23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercer International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MLKN or MERC?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MLKN or MERC?

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 53.96% of users gave Mercer International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 13 65.00%	Underperform Votes 7 35.00%
Mercer International	Outperform Votes 361 53.96%	Underperform Votes 308 46.04%

Does the media prefer MLKN or MERC?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 5 more articles in the media than Mercer International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MillerKnoll and 2 mentions for Mercer International. Mercer International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat MillerKnoll's score of 0.55 indicating that Mercer International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mercer International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MLKN or MERC?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercer International has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MLKN or MERC?

Mercer International has a consensus price target of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.87%. Given Mercer International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mercer International is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mercer International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Mercer International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.