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Mercia Asset Management PLC

MERC · London Stock Exchange · prices in GBX

GBX 30.50▲ +0.00 (0.00%)

Research report

About Mercia Asset Management PLC

Mercia Asset Management is a specialist asset manager based in the United Kingdom that invests in and manages funds for smaller and medium-sized businesses. It provides venture capital, private equity and debt financing to growing companies, and it also manages funds on behalf of institutional investors and public bodies. Its customers include entrepreneurs, business owners and third-party investors, and its activities centre on supporting regional enterprises across Britain.

The shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange in UK under the code MERC, and the price on this page is in pence sterling (GBX). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 7 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.

Market X-Ray · price-based

Strong price profile

Ranks #348 of 3788 on the London Stock Exchange · confidence High

What this score is, and is not

It describes how this stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. That fundamental X-Ray needs financial statements, which we do not have for UK yet.

TrendStrong

72/100

Trading above its long-term averages and near its highs.

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Above 200-day average10.5%

From 52-week high-2.2%

MomentumFair

61/100

Typical recent returns for this exchange.

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3-month return18.8%

6-month return5.7%

12-month, skipping last month-5.5%

Stability (higher is calmer)Strong

86/100

Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns.

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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)19.5%

Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-15.6%

LiquidityStrong

76/100

Trades actively.

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Avg daily value traded12.57M GBX

Zero-volume days0.0%

IncomeStrong

70/100

Dividend is high and has been paid regularly.

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Dividend yield3.3%

Years with dividends6

Price-based X-Ray. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth, fair value) is available for US stocks today. It will follow for UK when fundamentals data for this market is added. All UK stocks.

Price trend

Uptrend

Versus its 50- and 200-day averages

52-week range

25.03 – 32.00

Price is 78% of the way up

Returns

+18.8% 3m · +5.3% 1y

Price returns, dividends not included

RSI (14)

Overbought zone

Price chart

Interactive chart

52-wk range 25.03 – 32.00 Daily closes, split-adjusted

Signals

50-day average27.90

200-day average27.59

Golden/death cross (60d)Golden, 4 days ago

New 52-week highNo

Bullish RSI divergenceNo

Average daily range (ATR)1.14

Technical summary

Daily

Bullish

10 bullish · 4 neutral · 2 bearish

Weekly

Strongly bullish

11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish

Monthly

Strongly bullish

6 bullish · 1 neutral · 1 bearish

Moving averages (daily)

SMA 10	30.70	Bearish
EMA 10	30.40	Bullish
SMA 20	29.73	Bullish
EMA 20	29.78	Bullish
SMA 50	27.90	Bullish
EMA 50	28.52	Bullish
SMA 100	27.32	Bullish
EMA 100	27.92	Bullish
SMA 200	27.59	Bullish
EMA 200	27.86	Bullish

Oscillators (daily)

RSI (14)	76.57	Bearish
MACD (12, 26)	0.86	Bullish
Momentum (12)	0.00	Neutral
Stochastic %K (14)	62.50	Neutral
Williams %R (14)	-37.50	Neutral
CCI (20)	49.72	Neutral

Pivot points (classic, last session)

29.83

30.17

30.33

Pivot

30.67

30.83

31.17

31.33

Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.

Dividends

Paid, last 12 months

0.01 GBP

Yield on today's price

3.28%

Frequency

Semi-annual

Next ex-dividend date

Not announced

Tap a dividend date to compare the dividend yield on that day with today's.

Ex-dividend date	Amount per share
	0.0061
This payment: 0.0061 GBP per share, ex-dividend 1 Oct 2026. On 1 Oct 2026 3.57% Share price that day 28.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0039
This payment: 0.0039 GBP per share, ex-dividend 11 Dec 2025. On 11 Dec 2025 3.23% Share price that day 30.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9700 GBX (0.3900 + 0.5800). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0058
This payment: 0.0058 GBP per share, ex-dividend 2 Oct 2025. On 2 Oct 2025 2.79% Share price that day 34.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9500 GBX (0.5800 + 0.3700). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0037
This payment: 0.0037 GBP per share, ex-dividend 5 Dec 2024. On 5 Dec 2024 3.07% Share price that day 30.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9200 GBX (0.3700 + 0.5500). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0055
This payment: 0.0055 GBP per share, ex-dividend 3 Oct 2024. On 3 Oct 2024 2.81% Share price that day 32.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9000 GBX (0.5500 + 0.3500). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0035
This payment: 0.0035 GBP per share, ex-dividend 7 Dec 2023. On 7 Dec 2023 3.97% Share price that day 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 1.21 GBX (0.3500 + 0.5300 + 0.3300). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0053
This payment: 0.0053 GBP per share, ex-dividend 28 Sep 2023. On 28 Sep 2023 3.55% Share price that day 24.20 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.8600 GBX (0.5300 + 0.3300). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0033
This payment: 0.0033 GBP per share, ex-dividend 15 Dec 2022. On 15 Dec 2022 2.52% Share price that day 33.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.8300 GBX (0.3300 + 0.5000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0050
This payment: 0.0050 GBP per share, ex-dividend 22 Sep 2022. On 22 Sep 2022 3.06% Share price that day 26.15 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.8000 GBX (0.5000 + 0.3000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0030
This payment: 0.0030 GBP per share, ex-dividend 16 Dec 2021. On 16 Dec 2021 1.64% Share price that day 36.50 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.6000 GBX (0.3000 + 0.3000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0030
This payment: 0.0030 GBP per share, ex-dividend 23 Sep 2021. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0010
This payment: 0.0010 GBP per share, ex-dividend 10 Dec 2020. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.28% Share price 30.50 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.00 GBX (0.6100 + 0.3900). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.

Ex-dividend dates and amounts from our market-data provider. Shown as declared, before tax.

Prices are end-of-day closes in GBX. Educational only, not financial advice.