Mercia Asset Management (MERC)

Sector:

Financials

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

32.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.100p
  • 52 Week High: 34.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 22.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 431.36m
  • Volume: 217,494
  • Market Cap: £140.62m
  • RiskGrade: 167

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 £2,451,978
Martin James Glanfield 2,151,269 £701,314
Julian Viggars 1,078,640 £351,637
Ian Roland Metcalfe 357,709 £116,613
Diane Seymour Williams 250,000 £81,500
Caroline Plumb OBE 40,000 £13,040

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Forward Innovation Fund 39,272,336 £12,802,782
Ruffer LLP 30,750,000 £10,024,500
Link Fund Solutions Ltd 30,700,302 £10,008,298
FIL Limited 24,054,054 £7,841,622
Unicorn Asset Management Limited 21,950,000 £7,155,700
Forward Nominees Limited 21,801,208 £7,107,194
BlackRock, Inc. 21,460,000 £6,995,960
Chelverton Asset Management 20,000,000 £6,520,000
Columbia Threadneedle 18,055,110 £5,885,966
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 17,998,709 £5,867,579
Harwood Capital LLP 17,550,000 £5,721,300
Baillie Gifford & Co 16,524,683 £5,387,047
Ninety One 16,363,845 £5,334,614
Investec Asset Management Ltd 15,526,000 £5,061,476
GPIM 15,047,233 £4,905,398
NVM Private Equity LLP 14,240,579 £4,642,429
The Hargreaves No.11 Settlement 14,000,000 £4,564,000
NFU Mutual Insurance Society Limited 13,841,465 £4,512,318

* 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 32.60p
Change Today 0.100p
% Change 0.31 %
52 Week High 34.00p
52 Week Low 22.50p
Volume 217,494
Shares Issued 431.36m
Market Cap £140.62m
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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 1
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 2
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

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 19-Sep-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 40,000 @ 32.60p
16:35 20,000 @ 32.60p
16:35 20,000 @ 32.60p
15:11 35,000 @ 32.46p
14:47 20,000 @ 32.46p

MERC Key Personnel

CEO Mark Andrew Payton
CFO Martin James Glanfield

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