NYSE:MCYMercury General Stock Price, Forecast & News

Mercury General's stock was trading at $39.04 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MCY stock has increased by 16.6% and is now trading at $45.51.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercury General in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Mercury General is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 26th 2020.
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Mercury General Co. (NYSE:MCY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $1.52. The insurance provider had revenue of $818.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $840.71 million. Mercury General had a return on equity of 12.34% and a net margin of 5.15%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.74 EPS.
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Mercury General announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share on Tuesday, September 29th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.54%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th.
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2 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.9% from the stock's current price.
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News coverage about MCY stock has trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mercury General earned a media sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.
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Mercury General saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 623,500 shares, a drop of 18.2% from the January 31st total of 762,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 250,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Mercury General include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Markel (MKL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Cna Financial (CNA), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI) and Hanover Insurance Group (THG).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mercury General investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV), Altria Group (MO), AT&T (T), Pfizer (PFE), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), General Motors (GM), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Philip Morris International (PM).

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

Mercury General's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Absher Wealth Management LLC (0.92%), Frontier Investment Mgmt Co. (0.84%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.55%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.53%), MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd (0.52%) and LSV Asset Management (0.50%). Company insiders that own Mercury General stock include Abby Hosseini, Brandt Minnich, Charles Toney, Gabriel Tirador, George Gwyer Braunegg, George Joseph, Joshua Eric Little and Mike Curtius.
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MCY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, WINTON GROUP Ltd, D.A. Davidson & CO., First Trust Advisors LP, SG Americas Securities LLC, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and Ziegler Capital Management LLC.
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MCY stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., LSV Asset Management, Absher Wealth Management LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Frontier Investment Mgmt Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., and Alberta Investment Management Corp. Company insiders that have bought Mercury General stock in the last two years include Abby Hosseini, Brandt Minnich, Gabriel Tirador, George Gwyer Braunegg, George Joseph, and Joshua Eric Little.
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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 $45.51.

Mercury General has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion and generates $3.97 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $320.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.60 on an earnings per share basis. Mercury General employs 4,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for Mercury General is 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.