Mercer International (MERC) Receives a Hold from CIBC

CIBC analyst Hamir Patel maintained a Hold rating on Mercer International today and set a price target of $2.00.

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According to TipRanks, Patel is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 16.4% and a 58.86% success rate. Patel covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Interfor, Cf Industries Holdings, and Mercer International.

In addition to CIBC, Mercer International also received a Hold from RBC Capital’s Matt McKellar in a report issued on February 15. However, today, TD Cowen maintained a Sell rating on Mercer International (NASDAQ: MERC).

Based on Mercer International’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $449.5 million and a GAAP net loss of $308.7 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $488.41 million and had a net profit of $16.71 million

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 13 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of MERC in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in December 2025, Peter R. Kellogg, a Major Shareholder at MERC bought 1,014,540.00 shares for a total of $1,879,938.78.