MERIT
Strong Buy
Merit Packaging Share Price Today, Live PSX Chart & Forecast (PSX: MERIT) Merit Packaging Limited
Open
Rs 9.55
High
Rs 10.23
Low
Rs 9.52
Prev close
Rs 9.61
Volume
512,851
Turnover
Rs 5.1M
AI verdict · rule-engine-v2
Strong Buy
49% confidence · Short Term
Our model is bullish on MERIT. It has called this stock correctly 48.7% of the time over 152 out-of-sample checks. See what drove this ↓
Target
Rs 10.45
Exp. return
+4.3%
MERIT share price and analysis
Merit Packaging Limited (MERIT) last traded at Rs 10.01 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, where it rose 4.16% on the session of 7 September 2026. Volume was 512,851 shares, a turnover of Rs 5.1 million. Over the past year the share has traded between Rs 7.11 and Rs 14.49, putting the current price around the middle of that range.
The price is between its 20-day (9.89) and 50-day (10.04) moving averages, so the short-term trend is unresolved. The 14-day RSI is 54.4, a neutral reading. ADX at 17.7 indicates a weak or rangebound trend.
The company is capitalised at roughly Rs 2.0 billion and is classified under Paper, Board & Packaging. It trades on a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.3, meaning the market is paying about Rs 3.3 for every rupee of annual earnings. Earnings per share stand at Rs 3.00. The trailing dividend yield is 7.36%, which is the income a holder receives at the current price before any capital movement. Return on equity is 22.6%. A beta of 1.17 means the share has historically moved more sharply than the wider market.
MERIT ranks 11th of 14 Paper, Board & Packaging companies by market value. Its price-to-earnings ratio of 3.3 compares with the Paper, Board & Packaging median of 11.7, so it is priced at a clear discount to its sector. Its trailing dividend yield of 7.36% sits above the 3.76% median for the sector. Sector medians are taken across the companies we hold fundamentals for and move as those are restated.
Our forecasting model currently reads MERIT as strong buy over a short term horizon, at 49% confidence. Its target price is Rs 10.45, an expected return of +4.3%. The model is computed from the price and indicator history shown on this page. It does not read news, financial statements or management changes, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell.
This summary is generated from the end-of-day prices and indicators shown on this page and is refreshed after each trading session. It describes the data; it is not a recommendation. See how we collect and check this data and our disclaimer.
MERIT technical indicators — RSI, MACD & moving averages
Price chart
RSI (14)
MACD (12, 26, 9)
RSI 14
54.4
Stoch %K
69.0
ADX 14
17.7
Williams %R
-31.0
SMA 20
9.89
SMA 50
10.04
MACD
-0.080
ATR 14
0.145
BB Upper
10.32
BB Lower
9.46
Momentum
0.15
Tech score
50
MERIT AI forecast & accuracy
rule-engine-v2directional accuracy over 152 backtested 10-day forecasts on this stock's history
- Target
- Rs 10.45
- Stop
- Rs 9.79
- Support
- Rs 9.52
- Resistance
- Rs 10.34
- Exp. return
- 4.35%
- Risk
- 52.46/100
Why
MERIT shows strongly bullish technical and fundamental alignment. Overall score 57/100. Drivers: Price below the 50-day average (downtrend); Histogram positive — momentum building; Fundamental score 90/100; Weak/ranging trend (ADX 18). Suggested action: Strong Buy toward a target near 10.45. This is an automated model assessment, not financial advice.
Generated by rule-engine-v2 from the indicators above. It does not read news, filings or management changes — see how this works.
MERIT fundamentals & valuation ratios
- Market cap
- Rs 2.0B
- P/E
- 3.3
- EPS
- 3.00
- P/B
- 0.5
- Div yield
- 7.36%
- ROE
- 22.6%
- Beta
- 1.17
- Volatility
- 44.9%
MERIT price history — last 30 sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Volume |
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| Mon, 7 Sep 2026 | 9.55 | 10.23 | 9.52 | 10.01 | +4.16% | 512,851 |
| Fri, 4 Sep 2026 | 9.60 | 9.61 | 9.60 | 9.61 | +0.10% | 13,251 |
| Thu, 3 Sep 2026 | 9.63 | 9.63 | 9.60 | 9.60 | -0.31% | 66,927 |
| Wed, 2 Sep 2026 | 9.66 | 9.66 | 9.63 | 9.63 | -0.31% | 41,292 |
| Tue, 1 Sep 2026 | 9.65 | 9.66 | 9.65 | 9.66 | +0.10% | 62,642 |
| Mon, 31 Aug 2026 | 9.89 | 9.89 | 9.65 | 9.65 | -2.43% | 28,092 |
| Fri, 28 Aug 2026 | 9.75 | 9.89 | 9.75 | 9.89 | +1.44% | 17,954 |
| Thu, 27 Aug 2026 | 9.74 | 9.75 | 9.74 | 9.75 | +0.10% | 39,438 |
| Tue, 25 Aug 2026 | 9.67 | 9.74 | 9.67 | 9.74 | +0.72% | 68,960 |
| Mon, 24 Aug 2026 | 9.86 | 9.86 | 9.67 | 9.67 | -1.93% | 220,071 |
| Fri, 21 Aug 2026 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.86 | 9.86 | -1.40% | 57,061 |
| Thu, 20 Aug 2026 | 10.07 | 10.07 | 10.00 | 10.00 | -0.70% | 78,178 |
| Wed, 19 Aug 2026 | 9.94 | 10.07 | 9.94 | 10.07 | +1.31% | 88,815 |
| Tue, 18 Aug 2026 | 10.11 | 10.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 | -1.68% | 93,913 |
| Mon, 17 Aug 2026 | 10.17 | 10.17 | 10.11 | 10.11 | -0.59% | 61,978 |
| Thu, 13 Aug 2026 | 10.34 | 10.34 | 10.17 | 10.17 | -1.64% | 99,664 |
| Wed, 12 Aug 2026 | 10.18 | 10.34 | 10.18 | 10.34 | +1.57% | 650,787 |
| Tue, 11 Aug 2026 | 10.00 | 10.18 | 10.00 | 10.18 | +1.80% | 257,150 |
| Mon, 10 Aug 2026 | 9.92 | 10.00 | 9.92 | 10.00 | +0.81% | 39,408 |
| Fri, 7 Aug 2026 | 9.94 | 9.94 | 9.92 | 9.92 | -0.20% | 25,871 |
| Thu, 6 Aug 2026 | 9.86 | 9.94 | 9.86 | 9.94 | +0.81% | 64,648 |
| Wed, 5 Aug 2026 | 9.83 | 9.86 | 9.83 | 9.86 | +0.31% | 24,122 |
| Tue, 4 Aug 2026 | 9.81 | 9.83 | 9.81 | 9.83 | +0.20% | 81,981 |
| Mon, 3 Aug 2026 | 9.86 | 9.86 | 9.81 | 9.81 | -0.51% | 54,055 |
| Fri, 31 Jul 2026 | 10.02 | 10.02 | 9.86 | 9.86 | -1.60% | 102,252 |
| Thu, 30 Jul 2026 | 9.88 | 10.02 | 9.88 | 10.02 | +1.42% | 91,352 |
| Wed, 29 Jul 2026 | 9.93 | 9.93 | 9.88 | 9.88 | -0.50% | 31,514 |
| Tue, 28 Jul 2026 | 9.94 | 9.94 | 9.93 | 9.93 | -0.10% | 42,499 |
| Mon, 27 Jul 2026 | 9.52 | 9.94 | 9.52 | 9.94 | +4.41% | 82,404 |
| Fri, 24 Jul 2026 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 9.52 | 9.52 | -2.36% | 45,270 |
All figures in PKR, end of day, sourced from the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
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MERIT — frequently asked questions
What is MERIT's share price today?
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Merit Packaging Limited (MERIT) last traded at Rs 10.01 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, up 4.16% on the session of 7 September 2026. The day's range was Rs 9.52 to Rs 10.23 on 512,851 shares. These are end-of-day figures published by the exchange, not a live trading feed.
What is the 52-week high and low for MERIT on the PSX?
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MERIT has traded between Rs 7.11 and Rs 14.49 over the past twelve months on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The range is computed from the end-of-day closes we hold for the stock and is refreshed after every session.
What is MERIT's current dividend yield?
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MERIT has a trailing dividend yield of 7.36%, meaning that for every Rs 100 invested at the current price a holder received about Rs 7.36 in dividends over the last twelve months. Yield moves with the share price as well as with the payout, so a rising yield is not automatically a better income stream.
Is MERIT Shariah-compliant on the PSX?
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Yes. The Pakistan Stock Exchange lists MERIT in its Shariah-screened KMI All Share index, which means the company passed the screening set with Meezan Bank at the last review — the business-activity test plus the financial ratio tests on interest-bearing debt, illiquid assets and non-compliant income. Screening is periodic, so a company can be dropped when a ratio breaks; check the current KMI index membership before relying on it.
Which PSX indices is MERIT part of?
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MERIT is a constituent of the KSE All Share and KMI All Share. It is not in the KSE-100, the headline PSX benchmark. Index membership is taken from the exchange's own published listing for each session.
Is MERIT expensive? What are its valuation ratios?
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MERIT trades on a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.3, so the market is paying about Rs 3.3 for each rupee of annual earnings, earnings per share of Rs 3.00, a price-to-book ratio of 0.50 and a return on equity of 22.6%. Ratios are only meaningful next to the rest of the sector — a low multiple that the whole sector shares is usually a sector problem rather than a bargain, which is why the sector page is linked from this one.
What is the AI forecast for MERIT?
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Our model currently reads MERIT as strong buy over a short term horizon, at 49% confidence, with a target price of Rs 10.45. It is computed from this stock's own price and indicator history. It does not read news, financial statements or management changes, its backtested hit rate on this specific stock is published on the page, and it is not investment advice.
Answers are generated from the end-of-day figures on this page and refreshed after each session. See all frequently asked questions or our methodology.
About this data
Prices, volumes and indicators for MERIT are end-of-day figures collected from the Pakistan Stock Exchange and recomputed after each session — they are not a live trading feed and may lag the market. Forecasts are the output of logistic-v1, an automated logistic-regression model trained on price history alone; it does not read news, filings or management changes, no analyst reviews its output before publication, and its track record is published in full on our model accuracy page.
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