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Mercury General Corporation (MCY)

104.53 -1.52 (-1.43%)
At close: September 4 at 4:00:02 PM EDT
104.53 0.00 (0.00%)
After hours: September 4 at 7:30:07 PM EDT
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Dividend
MCY announced a cash dividend of $0.317 with an ex-date of Sep. 10, 2026
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  • Previous Close 106.05
  • Open 105.11
  • Bid 104.69 x 10000
  • Ask 150.00 x 10000
  • Day's Range 104.01 - 105.43
  • 52 Week Range 74.29 - 113.06
  • Volume 192,090
  • Avg. Volume 289,669
  • Market Cap (intraday) 5.79B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.92
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 6.18
  • EPS (TTM) 16.92
  • Earnings Date (est.) Nov 3, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 1.27 (1.21%)
  • Ex-Dividend Date Sep 10, 2026
  • 1y Target Est 120.00

Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. It also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. The company's automobile insurance products include collision, property damage, bodily injury, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards; and homeowners insurance products comprise dwelling, liability, personal property, and other coverages. It sells its policies through a network of independent agents and insurance agencies, as well as directly through internet sales portals in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. Mercury General Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

www.mercuryinsurance.com

4,380

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 9/4/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

MCY
11.88%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.75%

1-Year Return

MCY
34.44%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
18.71%

3-Year Return

MCY
289.76%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.93%

5-Year Return

MCY
106.85%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.18%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q2 FY26
Revenue 1.68B
Earnings 263.5M
Profit Margin 15.67%

Q3

FY25

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

0
500M
1B
2B
13.0%
14.0%
15.0%
16.0%
17.0%

Analyst Insights

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Analyst Price Targets

120.00
120.00 Average
104.53 Current
120.00 High

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell

Latest Rating

Date 9/22/2025
Analyst Raymond James
Rating Action Reiterates
Rating Strong Buy
Price Action Raises
Price Target 90 -> 100

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 9/3/2026
  • Market Cap

    5.79B

  • Enterprise Value

    5.05B

  • Trailing P/E

    6.27

  • Forward P/E

    --

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    --

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    0.93

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    2.07

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    0.81

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    --

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    14.78%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    7.57%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    38.99%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    6.34B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    936.87M

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    16.92

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    2.07B

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    33.92%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    1.14B

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Company Insights

Fair Value

104.53 Current

Dividend Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Hiring Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Insider Sentiment Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Research Reports

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  • Rating decreased to a HOLD

    MERCURY GENERAL CORP has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $106.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

    Rating
    Price Target
  • Lowering target price to $115.00

    MERCURY GENERAL CORP has an Investment Rating of BUY; a target price of $115.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of High; and a Value Subrating of High.

    Rating
    Price Target
  • Raising target price to $117.00

    MERCURY GENERAL CORP has an Investment Rating of BUY; a target price of $117.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of High.

    Rating
    Price Target
  • Lowering target price to $116.00

    MERCURY GENERAL CORP has an Investment Rating of BUY; a target price of $116.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of High.

    Rating
    Price Target

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