Mercia Asset Management (MERC)

Sector:

Financials

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

29.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 34.00
  • 52 Week Low: 22.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 430.06m
  • Volume: 550,876
  • Market Cap: £126.87m
  • RiskGrade: 167
  • Beta: 0.61

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 £2,218,814
Martin James Glanfield 2,151,269 £634,624
Ian Roland Metcalfe 357,709 £105,524
Diane Seymour Williams 250,000 £73,750

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Invesco 63,113,333 £18,618,433
Forward Innovation Fund 39,272,336 £11,585,339
Link Fund Solutions Ltd 30,700,302 £9,056,589
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 28,975,196 £8,547,683
Ruffer LLP 27,150,000 £8,009,250
FIL Limited 24,054,054 £7,095,946
Unicorn Asset Management Limited 21,950,000 £6,475,250
BlackRock, Inc. 21,460,000 £6,330,700
Forward Nominees Limited 20,237,395 £5,970,032
Columbia Threadneedle 18,055,110 £5,326,257
NFU Mutual Insurance Society Limited 17,216,465 £5,078,857
Baillie Gifford & Co 16,524,683 £4,874,782
Ninety One 16,363,845 £4,827,334
Harwood Capital LLP 16,050,000 £4,734,750
Investec Asset Management Ltd 15,526,000 £4,580,170
GPIM 15,473,411 £4,564,656
Premier Miton Investors 15,288,523 £4,510,114
NVM Private Equity LLP 14,240,579 £4,200,971
The Hargreaves No.11 Settlement 14,000,000 £4,130,000
Chelverton Asset Management 13,174,639 £3,886,518

* 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 29.50p
Change Today -0.50p
% Change -1.67 %
52 Week High 34.00
52 Week Low 22.50
Volume 550,876
Shares Issued 430.06m
Market Cap £126.87m
Beta 0.61
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 05-Nov-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:23 1,503 @ 29.00p
16:00 80,000 @ 29.00p
15:55 80,000 @ 29.00p
15:54 20,000 @ 29.00p
15:46 33 @ 29.45p

MERC Key Personnel

CEO Mark Andrew Payton
CFO Martin James Glanfield

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