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Mercia Asset Management ( (GB:MERC) ) has provided an announcement.
Mercia Asset Management has repurchased 100,000 of its own ordinary shares on AIM at a price of 27.35 pence per share as part of its ongoing share buyback programme launched in July 2025. The company intends to cancel the newly repurchased shares, which will reduce the number of ordinary shares in issue to 426,530,672 (excluding treasury shares) while it retains 11,746,458 shares in treasury, a move that tightens the free float and may enhance earnings per share and ownership concentration for remaining shareholders.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:MERC) stock is a Hold with a £28.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Mercia Asset Management stock, see the GB:MERC Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on GB:MERC Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:MERC is a Neutral.
Mercia Asset Management’s overall stock score is driven by its strong financial stability and positive corporate events, such as share buybacks and strategic board appointments. However, the high P/E ratio and mixed technical indicators suggest caution. The absence of earnings call data limits insights into future guidance.
To see Spark’s full report on GB:MERC stock, click here.
More about Mercia Asset Management
Mercia Asset Management is a regionally focused private capital asset manager with around £2.0 billion of assets under management, investing in and managing private companies across the UK through its listed vehicle on AIM.
Average Trading Volume: 545,504
Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell
Current Market Cap: £117.3M
For an in-depth examination of MERC stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.