Mercury General Corporation MCY
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102.42 USD -0.23 -0.22%
At close · Oct 30
102.42 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:01 PM ET
101.94 Day range 103.43
76.23 52-week range 111.12
- YTD
- +8.89%
- 1 year
- +32.10%
- Open
- 103.88
- Prev close
- 102.65
- Mkt cap
- 5.67B
- Vol
- 142.01K
- Avg vol
- 293.75K
- EPS
- 16.92
- P/E
- 6.05
- Div yield
- 1.24%
More statistics
- Low
- 101.94
- High
- 103.43
- Forward P/E
- 8.35
- Beta
- 0.91
- Short ratio
- 4.78
- Inst. own
- 48.27%
- Dividend
- 1.27
- Ex-div date
- Sep 9, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 3, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 102.28
- 200-d avg
- 98.58
- 1y target
- 120.00
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Dec 12, 2024Dividend: 0.3175
- Feb 12, 2025Rating: Raymond James · Outperform → Strong Buy
- Mar 13, 2025Dividend: 0.3175
- Jun 12, 2025Dividend: 0.3175
- Jul 29, 2025Earnings: 2.67; estimate 2; surprise 33.5%
- Aug 4, 2025Rating: Raymond James · Strong Buy → Strong Buy
- Sep 11, 2025Dividend: 0.3175
- Sep 22, 2025Rating: Raymond James · Strong Buy → Strong Buy
- Nov 4, 2025Earnings: 3.86; estimate 2.15; surprise 79.53%
- Dec 10, 2025Dividend: 0.3175
- Feb 17, 2026Earnings: 3.66; estimate 2.56; surprise 42.97%
- Mar 12, 2026Dividend: 0.3175
- May 5, 2026Earnings: 3.5; estimate 2.15; surprise 62.79%
- Jun 11, 2026Dividend: 0.3175
- Aug 4, 2026Earnings: 3.52; estimate 2.53; surprise 39.13%
- Sep 10, 2026Dividend: 0.3175
Signals (88)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 2026 | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 2026 | 3 days ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 28, 2026 | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 2026 | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 26, 2026 | 5 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 1, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 8, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 4, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 19, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 17, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 12, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 10, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 22, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 14, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 16, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 27, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 19, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 15, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 8, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 4, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 7, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 17, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 11, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 2, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 2, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 19, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 18, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 4, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 3, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 15, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 13, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 7, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 6, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 26, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 4, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 12, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jan 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 21, 2024 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 5.67B
- Enterprise value
- 4.58B
- Trailing P/E
- 6.05
- Forward P/E
- 8.35
- PEG ratio
- 1.11
- Price / sales
- 0.89
- Price / book
- 2.00
- EPS (TTM)
- 16.92
- Beta
- 0.91
- Dividend yield
- 1.24%
- Payout ratio
- 7.51%
- Profit margin
- 14.78%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 6.34B
- Revenue growth
- 13.80%
- Free cash flow
- 1.14B
- Total cash
- 2.07B
- Total debt
- 962.13M
- Return on equity
- 38.99%
- Shares outstanding
- 55.39M
- Short % of float
- 4.45%
- 50-day average
- 102.28
- 200-day average
- 98.58
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Price target (mean) 120.00
Ratings (0m) 1 1 buy · 0 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy1
- Hold0
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Nov 3, 2026
Expected Nov 3, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 3.35.
Financials — quick view
MCY Revenue — quarterly 1.68B
MCY Net income — quarterly 263.50M
MCY EPS — quarterly 4.76
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 3.43 | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 2.53 | 3.52 | +0.99 | +39.13% |
| May 5, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 2.15 | 3.50 | +1.35 | +62.79% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2.56 | 3.66 | +1.10 | +42.97% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 2.15 | 3.86 | +1.71 | +79.53% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 2.00 | 2.67 | +0.67 | +33.50% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | Raymond James | reit | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Raymond James | reit | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Raymond James | up | Outperform | Strong Buy |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Raymond James | down | Strong Buy | Outperform |
| May 8, 2023 | Raymond James | main | — | Strong Buy |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Raymond James | up | Underperform | Strong Buy |
About Mercury General Corporation
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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Country
- United States
- Website
- mercuryinsurance.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAUNEGG GEORGE GWYER | Director | Purchase | Dec 9, 2025 | 3,053 |
| BUTLER KELLY LYNN | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 19, 2026 | 50 |
| GRAVES CHRISTOPHER W | Chief Investment Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 19, 2026 | 6,439 |
| JOSEPH VICTOR GEORGE | President | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 19, 2026 | 15,033 |
| RIBISI MARK ALLAN | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 19, 2026 | 759 |
| SCHROEDER JEFFREY MICHAEL | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 19, 2026 | 903 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.12% | 4,498,256 | 460.35M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3.91% | 2,163,143 | 221.38M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.22% | 1,781,446 | 182.31M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | 2.78% | 1,541,440 | 157.75M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.23% | 1,232,655 | 126.15M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 2.09% | 1,159,962 | 118.71M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 2.86% | 1,582,874 | 161.99M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.59% | 878,232 | 89.88M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 1.51% | 839,100 | 85.87M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.34% | 742,480 | 75.99M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.15% | 634,565 | 64.94M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 0.73% | 402,337 | 41.18M | Jun 29, 2026 |