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Mercer International Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by KELLOGG PETER R, was filed 08 Jul 2026.
Mercer International Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Mercer International Inc., classified in the Chemicals & Materials sector, is a listed company based in New York City, founded in 1945. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). 2 insiders have disclosed 47 filings since 23 October 2025.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 47 purchases totalling €2.2M, made by 2 insiders. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. The buyers include 1 major shareholder and 1 senior executive. At €290k, the purchase published on 9 December 2025 by Kellogg Peter R is the largest of the period.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 3,167 companies) published 24 filings over the same period, against 47 filings here. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 166 purchases and 164 sales. For the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 1.87 bn USD and net income at -497.9 m USD, and the dividend at 0.15 USD per share.
The data flag 1 purchase as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. Such overlaps are known as a cluster signal: distinct people reaching the same decision at about the same time. The clock since the last published purchase (8 July 2026) now reads 108 days. Typically, a trade is published a median of 33 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Heidelberg Materials AG and Titan. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
645
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€34M
166 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€14M
164 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySalePeter R. Kellogg56 buys
Alice Laberge4 buys
Eric Xavier Heine2 sales
Wolfgang Beck2 buys
Carsten Merforth1 buy
Estrada Juan Carlos Bueno1 buy
+1 other insider
Since the insiders bought
- -68.3%Entry US$0.60 · Close 19 Oct 2026 US$0.19
- -48.0%Entry US$1.79 · Close at T+90 US$0.93
- -86.4%Entry US$3.17 · Close at T+365 US$0.43
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Mercer International Inc. Hold (neutral), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: US$0.38.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$0.21
Analyst consensus
4 analystsHold
US$0.15Target US$0.38(+83%)US$0.75
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.9B
Gross profit-US$67.6M-4% margin
EBITDA-US$236.3M-13% margin
Net income-US$497.9M-27.9% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)-0.1x
P/Book0.5x
Beta0.55
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$13.8M
Total debtUS$1.6B
Free Cash Flow-US$80M
Profitability & ownership
ROE-296.9%
ROA-6.5%
% insiders41.9%
% institutions38.4%
Last declaration on 8 July 2026
Declarations645 total
16,000 shares@ US$0.89840.044% mcap0.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:0
Canonical exit: 30 Aug 2026 (T+90)
2,731 shares@ US$0.89870.0076% mcap0.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:2
Canonical exit: 30 Aug 2026 (T+90)
10,154 shares@ US$0.90940.028% mcap0.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:3
Canonical exit: 30 Aug 2026 (T+90)
1,047 shares@ US$0.91550.0030% mcap0.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:4
Canonical exit: 31 Aug 2026 (T+90)
36,000 shares@ US$0.88940.099% mcap2.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:5
Canonical exit: 2 Sept 2026 (T+90)
36,000 shares@ US$0.84980.094% mcap2.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:6
Canonical exit: 3 Sept 2026 (T+90)
34,733 shares@ US$0.79840.086% mcap1.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:7
Canonical exit: 6 Sept 2026 (T+90)
23,637 shares@ US$0.79380.058% mcap1.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:8
Canonical exit: 7 Sept 2026 (T+90)
36,000 shares@ US$0.82430.092% mcap1.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:9
Canonical exit: 8 Sept 2026 (T+90)
136,000 shares@ US$0.85990.36% mcap7.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:10
Canonical exit: 9 Sept 2026 (T+90)
1,210 shares@ US$0.90470.0034% mcap0.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:12
Canonical exit: 10 Sept 2026 (T+90)
200 shares@ US$0.90850.0006% mcap0.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:13
Canonical exit: 10 Sept 2026 (T+90)
14,031 shares@ US$0.910.040% mcap0.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:14
Canonical exit: 10 Sept 2026 (T+90)
36,000 shares@ US$0.89920.100% mcap2.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:1
Canonical exit: 30 Aug 2026 (T+90)
36,000 shares@ US$0.93060.10% mcap2.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-081771:11
Canonical exit: 10 Sept 2026 (T+90)
43,000 shares@ US$0.84120.11% mcap2.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-062855:0
Canonical exit: 10 Aug 2026 (T+90)
70,000 shares@ US$3.388.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-025706:0
Canonical exit: 20 Oct 2025 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$1.9013.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001848174-26-000001:0
Canonical exit: 26 May 2026 (T+90)
3,122 shares@ US$2.790.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-119790:1
Canonical exit: 1 Jan 2026 (T+90)
7,700 shares@ US$2.440.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-119790:2
Canonical exit: 26 Jan 2026 (T+90)
41,778 shares@ US$2.441.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-119790:3
Canonical exit: 26 Jan 2026 (T+90)
17,000 shares@ US$2.270.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-119790:4
Canonical exit: 27 Jan 2026 (T+90)
17,000 shares@ US$2.260.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-119790:5
Canonical exit: 27 Jan 2026 (T+90)
19,000 shares@ US$2.270.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-119790:6
Canonical exit: 27 Jan 2026 (T+90)
5,540 shares@ US$2.270.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-119790:7
Canonical exit: 27 Jan 2026 (T+90)
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About Mercer International Inc.
Mercer International Inc. (ticker: MERC) is an industrial company listed in the United States on the NASDAQ market. For international investors, Mercer is best understood as a global wood-fiber and bio-based materials producer rather than a pure-play pulp company. Its model combines market pulp, solid wood products, mass timber, bioenergy, and higher-value by-products derived from full-tree utilization. The company emphasizes an integrated industrial platform that monetizes wood residuals, energy, and chemical streams alongside its core fiber operations. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/our-company/?utm_source=openai))
Founded in 1994, Mercer has expanded through a mix of acquisitions and operational development. While it is a U.S.-listed issuer, the company’s headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia. That combination matters for investors because Mercer operates across North America and Europe while accessing U.S. capital markets. The business is therefore exposed to several currencies, regional pulp cycles, and cross-border industrial dynamics, but it also benefits from a geographically diversified asset base. ([sustainabilityreport.mercerint.com](https://sustainabilityreport.mercerint.com/introduction/history-and-product-growth/?utm_source=openai))
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Operationally, Mercer’s main businesses include kraft pulp, lumber, mass timber, pallets, pellets, biofuels, and bioenergy. Its major industrial assets include Mercer Celgar and Mercer Peace River in Canada, plus Mercer Rosenthal and Mercer Stendal in Germany. The company also highlights sawmill and timber-processing operations such as Mercer Timber Products and Mercer Torgau in Germany, supporting lumber, pallets, and biofuel outputs. In addition, Mercer produces biochemicals such as tall oil, turpentine, methanol, and lignin, which broadens the earnings base beyond standard pulp pricing. ([sustainabilityreport.mercerint.com](https://sustainabilityreport.mercerint.com/introduction/our-products-and-services/?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Mercer occupies a differentiated niche in the forest-products and bioeconomy space. It positions itself as a large-scale, modern, and integrated producer with a strong sustainability narrative, including renewable power generation from wood residuals and black liquor. This gives the company exposure to end markets such as tissue, towels, packaging, construction materials, and low-carbon building products. Mercer also states that it has approximately 2.3 million ADMT of consolidated kraft pulp capacity, making it a meaningful global producer in softwood pulp. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/products-services/pulp/?utm_source=openai))
Recent developments have been constructive. In February 2025, Mercer reported a significantly improved full-year 2024 performance, with Operating EBITDA rising sharply year over year, and it announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share. The company also refinanced its former 2026 senior notes, pushed out its nearest debt maturity to 2028, and reduced long-term debt by more than $100 million using cash on hand. Management said that, entering the first quarter of 2025, it expected modestly higher softwood pulp realizations due to stable demand and continued global supply constraints. These updates suggest better operating momentum, although Mercer remains cyclically exposed to pulp and lumber pricing, maintenance downtime, and macro demand trends. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/news/mercer-international-inc-reports-fourth-quarter-2024-and-year-end-2024-results-and-announces-quarterly-cash-dividend-of-0-075/?utm_source=openai))
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