Mercia Asset Management (MERC)

Sector:

Financials

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

32.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 36.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 22.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 431.71m
  • Volume: 169,179
  • Market Cap: £141.60m
  • RiskGrade: 167
  • Beta: 0.00

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 £2,467,021
Martin James Glanfield 2,151,269 £705,616
Julian Viggars 1,078,640 £353,794
Ian Roland Metcalfe 357,709 £117,329
Diane Seymour Williams 250,000 £82,000
Caroline Plumb OBE 40,000 £13,120

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Forward Innovation Fund 39,272,336 £12,881,326
Ruffer LLP 30,750,000 £10,086,000
Link Fund Solutions Ltd 30,700,302 £10,069,699
FIL Limited 24,054,054 £7,889,730
Unicorn Asset Management Limited 21,950,000 £7,199,600
Forward Nominees Limited 21,801,208 £7,150,796
BlackRock, Inc. 21,460,000 £7,038,880
Chelverton Asset Management 20,000,000 £6,560,000
Columbia Threadneedle 18,055,110 £5,922,076
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 17,998,709 £5,903,577
Baillie Gifford & Co 16,524,683 £5,420,096
Ninety One 16,363,845 £5,367,341
Investec Asset Management Ltd 15,526,000 £5,092,528
GPIM 15,047,233 £4,935,492
Harwood Capital LLP 14,840,000 £4,867,520
NVM Private Equity LLP 14,240,579 £4,670,910
The Hargreaves No.11 Settlement 14,000,000 £4,592,000
NFU Mutual Insurance Society Limited 13,841,465 £4,540,000

* 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 32.80p
Change Today -0.50p
% Change -1.50 %
52 Week High 36.50p
52 Week Low 22.50p
Volume 169,179
Shares Issued 431.71m
Market Cap £141.60m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 167

MERC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
15.52% below the market average15.52% below the market average15.52% below the market average15.52% below the market average15.52% below the market average
25.25% below the sector average25.25% below the sector average25.25% below the sector average25.25% below the sector average25.25% below the sector average
Price Trend
76.87% above the market average76.87% above the market average76.87% above the market average76.87% above the market average76.87% above the market average
68.63% above the sector average68.63% above the sector average68.63% above the sector average68.63% above the sector average68.63% above the sector average
Income
71.39% below the market average71.39% below the market average71.39% below the market average71.39% below the market average71.39% below the market average
83.05% below the sector average83.05% below the sector average83.05% below the sector average83.05% below the sector average83.05% below the sector average
Growth
17.95% below the market average17.95% below the market average17.95% below the market average17.95% below the market average17.95% below the market average
27.66% below the sector average27.66% below the sector average27.66% below the sector average27.66% below the sector average27.66% 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 04-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
10:25 5,630 @ 32.00p
09:56 37,500 @ 33.38p
09:39 7,056 @ 33.38p
09:08 20,000 @ 33.00p
09:08 20,000 @ 33.00p

MERC Key Personnel

CEO Mark Andrew Payton
CFO Martin James Glanfield

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