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Analysts Are Neutral on These Materials Stocks: Mercer International (MERC), Cf Industries Holdings (CF)

Tipranks - Tue May 12, 6:52AM CDT

Analysts fell to the sidelines weighing in on Mercer International (MERC), Cf Industries Holdings (CF) and Nexa Resources SA (NEXA) with neutral ratings, indicating that the experts are neither bullish nor bearish on the stocks.

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Mercer International (MERC)

RBC Capital analyst Matt McKellar reiterated a Hold rating on Mercer International on May 8 and set a price target of $1.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $0.98.

According to TipRanks.com, McKellar is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 1.7% and a 38.9% success rate. McKellar covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Rayonier Advanced Materials, James Hardie Industries PLC, and West Fraser Timber Co. ;'>

Mercer International has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $1.50, implying a 35.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 9, TipRanks – DeepSeek also upgraded the stock to Hold with a $0.94 price target.

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Cf Industries Holdings (CF)

Scotiabank analyst Ben Isaacson maintained a Hold rating on Cf Industries Holdings today and set a price target of $120.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $115.02.

According to TipRanks.com, Isaacson is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 9.1% and a 49.5% success rate. Isaacson covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Sociedad Quimica Y Minera SA, Lithium Americas Corp., and West Fraser Timber Co. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Cf Industries Holdings is a Hold with an average price target of $135.00, implying a 14.0% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 9, TipRanks – Anthropic also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $125.00 price target.

Nexa Resources SA (NEXA)

Scotiabank analyst Orest Wowkodaw reiterated a Hold rating on Nexa Resources SA today and set a price target of $14.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $14.33.

According to TipRanks.com, Wowkodaw is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 22.2% and a 57.5% success rate. Wowkodaw covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as First Quantum Minerals, Freeport-McMoRan, and Capstone Copper. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Nexa Resources SA with a $12.21 average price target, which is a -14.6% downside from current levels. In a report issued on May 8, TipRanks – PerPlexity also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $15.50 price target.

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