Mercia Asset Management (MERC)

Sector:

Financials

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

26.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.70p
  • 52 Week High: 34.00
  • 52 Week Low: 22.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 426.92m
  • Volume: 1,879,016
  • Market Cap: £113.13m
  • RiskGrade: 167
  • Beta: 0.56

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Dec-25 Transfer To Martin James Glanfield 0.000p 260,760 £0.00
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

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 £1,993,172
Martin James Glanfield 2,151,269 £570,086
Ian Roland Metcalfe 357,709 £94,793
Diane Seymour Williams 250,000 £66,250

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Invesco 63,113,333 £16,725,033
Forward Innovation Fund 39,272,336 £10,407,169
Link Fund Solutions Ltd 30,700,302 £8,135,580
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 28,975,196 £7,678,427
Ruffer LLP 27,150,000 £7,194,750
FIL Limited 24,054,054 £6,374,324
Unicorn Asset Management Limited 21,950,000 £5,816,750
Harwood Capital LLP 21,550,000 £5,710,750
BlackRock, Inc. 21,460,000 £5,686,900
Forward Nominees Limited 20,237,395 £5,362,910
Columbia Threadneedle 18,055,110 £4,784,604
NFU Mutual Insurance Society Limited 17,216,465 £4,562,363
Baillie Gifford & Co 16,524,683 £4,379,041
Ninety One 16,363,845 £4,336,419
Investec Asset Management Ltd 15,526,000 £4,114,390
GPIM 15,473,411 £4,100,454
Premier Miton Investors 15,288,523 £4,051,459
NVM Private Equity LLP 14,240,579 £3,773,753
The Hargreaves No.11 Settlement 14,000,000 £3,710,000
Chelverton Asset Management 13,174,639 £3,491,279

* 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 26.50p
Change Today -0.70p
% Change -2.57 %
52 Week High 34.00
52 Week Low 22.50
Volume 1,879,016
Shares Issued 426.92m
Market Cap £113.13m
Beta 0.56
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 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 1
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
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 11-Dec-25 02-Oct-25
Paid 14-Jan-26 31-Oct-25
Amount 0.39p 0.58p

Trades for 21-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:27 11,238 @ 26.70p
16:15 12,000 @ 26.10p
16:11 750,000 @ 26.45p
14:58 500,000 @ 26.50p
14:37 2 @ 27.00p

MERC Key Personnel

CEO Mark Andrew Payton
CFO Martin James Glanfield

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