Mercia Asset Management (MERC)

Sector:

Financials

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

30.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 34.00
  • 52 Week Low: 22.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 430.97m
  • Volume: 1,412,821
  • Market Cap: £131.45m
  • RiskGrade: 167
  • Beta: 0.06

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
28-Jul-25 Buy Martin James Glanfield 33.24p 157,475 £52,344.69
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.95p 2,939 £968.40
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.88p 51,479 £16,926.29
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.50p 90,849 £29,525.92
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.45p 45,422 £14,739.44

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
28-Jul-25 Buy Martin James Glanfield 33.24p 157,475 £52,344.69
03-Feb-25 Buy Martin James Glanfield 27.00p 129,624 £34,998.48
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.50p 90,849 £29,525.92
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.88p 51,479 £16,926.29
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.45p 45,422 £14,739.44

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Mark Andrew Payton 7,521,405 £2,294,028
Martin James Glanfield 2,151,269 £656,137
Julian Viggars 1,078,640 £328,985
Ian Roland Metcalfe 357,709 £109,101
Diane Seymour Williams 250,000 £76,250
Caroline Plumb OBE 40,000 £12,200

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Forward Innovation Fund 39,272,336 £11,978,062
Ruffer LLP 30,750,000 £9,378,750
Link Fund Solutions Ltd 30,700,302 £9,363,592
FIL Limited 24,054,054 £7,336,486
Unicorn Asset Management Limited 21,950,000 £6,694,750
Forward Nominees Limited 21,801,208 £6,649,368
BlackRock, Inc. 21,460,000 £6,545,300
Chelverton Asset Management 20,000,000 £6,100,000
Columbia Threadneedle 18,055,110 £5,506,808
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 17,998,709 £5,489,606
Harwood Capital LLP 17,550,000 £5,352,750
Baillie Gifford & Co 16,524,683 £5,040,028
Ninety One 16,363,845 £4,990,973
Investec Asset Management Ltd 15,526,000 £4,735,430
GPIM 15,047,233 £4,589,406
NVM Private Equity LLP 14,240,579 £4,343,377
The Hargreaves No.11 Settlement 14,000,000 £4,270,000
NFU Mutual Insurance Society Limited 13,841,465 £4,221,647

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

MERC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 30.50p
Change Today -0.50p
% Change -1.61 %
52 Week High 34.00
52 Week Low 22.50
Volume 1,412,821
Shares Issued 430.97m
Market Cap £131.45m
Beta 0.06
RiskGrade 167

MERC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
13.94% below the market average13.94% below the market average13.94% below the market average13.94% below the market average13.94% below the market average
20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average
Price Trend
42.34% above the market average42.34% above the market average42.34% above the market average42.34% above the market average42.34% above the market average
14.85% above the sector average14.85% above the sector average14.85% above the sector average14.85% above the sector average14.85% above the sector average
Income
67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average
82.76% below the sector average82.76% below the sector average82.76% below the sector average82.76% below the sector average82.76% below the sector average
Growth
17.75% below the market average17.75% below the market average17.75% below the market average17.75% below the market average17.75% below the market average
26.88% below the sector average26.88% below the sector average26.88% below the sector average26.88% below the sector average26.88% below the sector average

MERC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 02-Oct-25 05-Dec-24
Paid 31-Oct-25 08-Jan-25
Amount 0.58p 0.37p

Trades for 07-Oct-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
09:22 400,000 @ 30.50p
09:07 800,000 @ 30.50p
13:38 20,000 @ 30.64p
12:21 9,748 @ 30.27p
11:39 90,000 @ 30.50p

MERC Key Personnel

CEO Mark Andrew Payton
CFO Martin James Glanfield

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