Mercer International (MERC)

• Market cap: $514M
• 1 day: 16.87%
• 5 days: 17.76%
• 1 month: 18.13%
• 3 months: 20.91%
• 6 months: 23.04%
• Year to date: 20.34%
• 1 year: -5.99%
• 5 years: -25.56%
• 10 years: -45.03%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Pulp Mills

About: Mercer International Inc is a forest products company with two reportable operating segments in pulp and solid wood. The pulp segment consists of the manufacture, sale, and distribution of pulp, electricity, and chemicals. The solid wood segment consists of the manufacture, sale, and distribution of lumber, manufactured products wood pallets, electricity, biofuels, and wood residuals from sawmills and other facilities located in Germany and the United States. The company has a geographical presence in the USA, Germany, China, and Other countries, where the majority of revenue is generated from the USA. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Pulp segment.

Employees: 3,508

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

276% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.55M | Put options by funds: $2.01M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 4 (+1) [Q4]

0.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.66% [Q3] → 78.67% (-0.99%) [Q4]

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $361M [Q3] → $342M (-$19M) [Q4]

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133 [Q3] → 121 (-12) [Q4]

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 28

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 52