$MERC stock has now risen 13% today, according to our price data from Polygon. There has been approximately $1,082,934 of trading volume.

Here is what we see in our data on $MERC (you can track the company live on Quiver's $MERC stock page):

$MERC Insider Trading Activity

$MERC insiders have traded $MERC stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 7 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MERC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• PETER R KELLOGG has made 6 purchases buying 1,000,000 shares for an estimated $934,834 and 0 sales.
• ALICE LABERGE purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $1,900

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

$MERC Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 26 institutional investors add shares of $MERC stock to their portfolio, and 32 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• BARCLAYS PLC added 2,580,746 shares (+349.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $3,664,659
• READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP removed 1,168,159 shares (-45.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,658,785
• DIAMETER CAPITAL PARTNERS LP removed 1,100,397 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,562,563
• SOLAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 816,977 shares (-50.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,160,107
• FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 787,371 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,118,066
• BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS LLC added 723,686 shares (+1136.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,027,634
• WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC added 371,639 shares (+54.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $527,727

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$MERC Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MERC in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• TD Cowen issued a "Sell" rating on 01/21/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $MERC, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MERC forecast page.

$MERC Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MERC recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $MERC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1.5.

Here are some recent targets:

• Matthew McKellar from RBC Capital set a target price of $1.0 on 05/11/2026
• Sean Steuart from TD Securities set a target price of $1.5 on 02/17/2026
• An analyst from TD Cowen set a target price of $2.25 on 01/21/2026

You can track data on $MERC on Quiver Quantitative.

This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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