Mercia Asset Management (MERC)

Sector:

Financials

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

31.33p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.17p
  • 52 Week High: 36.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 22.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 431.01m
  • Volume: 798,967
  • Market Cap: £135.05m
  • 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 (28 days)

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 32.50p 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
28-Jul-25 Buy Mark Andrew Payton 32.95p 2,939 £968.40

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Mark Andrew Payton 7,521,405 £2,356,707
Martin James Glanfield 2,151,269 £674,064
Julian Viggars 1,078,640 £337,974
Ian Roland Metcalfe 357,709 £112,082
Diane Seymour Williams 250,000 £78,333
Caroline Plumb OBE 40,000 £12,533

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Forward Innovation Fund 39,272,336 £12,305,332
Ruffer LLP 30,750,000 £9,635,000
Link Fund Solutions Ltd 30,700,302 £9,619,428
FIL Limited 24,054,054 £7,536,937
Unicorn Asset Management Limited 21,950,000 £6,877,667
Forward Nominees Limited 21,801,208 £6,831,045
BlackRock, Inc. 21,460,000 £6,724,133
Chelverton Asset Management 20,000,000 £6,266,667
Columbia Threadneedle 18,055,110 £5,657,268
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 17,998,709 £5,639,595
Harwood Capital LLP 17,550,000 £5,499,000
Baillie Gifford & Co 16,524,683 £5,177,734
Ninety One 16,363,845 £5,127,338
Investec Asset Management Ltd 15,526,000 £4,864,813
GPIM 15,047,233 £4,714,800
NVM Private Equity LLP 14,240,579 £4,462,048
The Hargreaves No.11 Settlement 14,000,000 £4,386,667
NFU Mutual Insurance Society Limited 13,841,465 £4,336,992

* 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 31.33p
Change Today -0.17p
% Change -0.53 %
52 Week High 36.50p
52 Week Low 22.50p
Volume 798,967
Shares Issued 431.01m
Market Cap £135.05m
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 22-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
14:00 29,000 @ 31.40p
14:00 6,971 @ 31.40p
14:00 8,029 @ 31.40p
14:00 14,000 @ 31.40p
13:23 31,746 @ 31.50p

MERC Key Personnel

CEO Mark Andrew Payton
CFO Martin James Glanfield

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