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Mercury General Corp MCY

Morningstar Rating
$51.84 +2.72 (5.54%)
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Price vs Fair Value

MCY is trading at a 1% discount.
Price
$48.71
Fair Value
$29.45
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$23.74
5-Star Price
$76.99
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$49.12
Day Range
$49.41–52.03
52-Week Range
$26.15–52.42
Bid/Ask
$28.00 / $55.48
Market Cap
$2.87 Bil
Volume/Avg
441,882 / 210,050

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
178.76
Price/Sales
0.62
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.45%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.45%
Total Yield
2.45%

Company Profile

Mercury General Corp is an insurance holding company. It is engaged in writing personal automobile insurance and provides related property and casualty insurance products. The Company offers the following types of automobile coverage: collision, property damage, bodily injury ("BI"), comprehensive, personal injury protection ("PIP"), underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards. The Company offers the following types of homeowners coverage: dwelling, liability, personal property, and other coverages.
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Stock Style Box
Small Value
Total Number of Employees
4,100

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
MCY
SAFT
AMSF
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
178.7699.7216.51
Price/Book Value
1.851.503.25
Price/Sales
0.621.303.11
Price/Cash Flow
60.9464.7815.69
Price/Earnings
MCY
SAFT
AMSF

Financial Strength

Metric
MCY
SAFT
AMSF
Quick Ratio
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Current Ratio
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Interest Coverage
5.1130.85—
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
MCY
SAFT
AMSF
Return on Assets (Normalized)
0.24%0.61%4.38%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
1.13%1.55%17.27%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
2.03%1.52%15.59%
Return on Assets
MCY
SAFT
AMSF
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Economic Moat
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TKOMF
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TRV
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ALL
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HIG
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PPCCF
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WRB
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MKL
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