Mercury General Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MCY."

Mercury General declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share on Thursday, December 26th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 11th. This is a boost from Mercury General's previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. View Mercury General's Dividend History.

Mercury General Co. (NYSE:MCY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 28th. The insurance provider reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.22. The insurance provider earned $983.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $968.71 million. Mercury General had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 5.43%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.11 earnings per share. View Mercury General's Earnings History.

Mercury General is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 10th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Mercury General.

1 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Mercury General's shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Mercury General's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Mercury General.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercury General in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Mercury General.

News articles about MCY stock have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Mercury General earned a media sentiment score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Mercury General.

Mercury General saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 522,300 shares, an increase of 42.0% from the September 15th total of 367,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 205,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View Mercury General's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Mercury General include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Markel (MKL), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Axis Capital (AXS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mercury General investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), General Electric (GE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Coca-Cola (KO), Altria Group (MO), Intel (INTC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Chevron (CVX).

Mercury General's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.45%), Mackay Shields LLC (0.25%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.14%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.13%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.12%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.11%). Company insiders that own Mercury General stock include Charles Toney, George Gwyer Braunegg, Joshua Eric Little and Mike Curtius. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Mercury General.

MCY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dupont Capital Management Corp, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., SG Americas Securities LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Strs Ohio, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL and Pacer Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mercury General.

MCY stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System, Mackay Shields LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., 6 Meridian, 6 Meridian, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and Symmetry Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought Mercury General stock in the last two years include George Gwyer Braunegg and Joshua Eric Little. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mercury General.

Shares of MCY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MCY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.79.

Mercury General has a market capitalization of $2.70 billion and generates $3.38 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $-5,720,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.80 on an earnings per share basis. Mercury General employs 4,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Mercury General.

The official website for Mercury General is http://www.mercuryinsurance.com/.

Mercury General's mailing address is 4484 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA, 90010. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 323-937-1060.