Mercury General - MCY Stock Forecast, Price & News

Mercury General's stock was trading at $53.06 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, MCY stock has decreased by 34.3% and is now trading at $34.88.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 1st 2022.
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Mercury General Co. (NYSE:MCY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 1st. The insurance provider reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.16. The insurance provider had revenue of $975.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $974.96 million. Mercury General had a negative net margin of 10.52% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.01%. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share.

Mercury General announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3175 per share on Thursday, September 29th. This represents a $1.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 14th.
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Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) pays an annual dividend of $2.54 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.43%. MCY has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer.
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173 employees have rated Mercury General Chief Executive Officer Gabriel Tirador on Glassdoor.com. Gabriel Tirador has an approval rating of 84% among the company's employees.

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

Mercury General's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.55%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.53%), ProShare Advisors LLC (1.15%), Absher Wealth Management LLC (1.00%), Northern Trust Corp (0.61%) and Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. (0.58%). Insiders that own company stock include Abby Hosseini, Brandt Minnich, Gabriel Tirador, George Gwyer Braunegg, George Joseph and Joshua Eric Little.
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One share of MCY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.88.

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion and generates $3.99 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $247.94 million in net income (profit) each year or ($6.79) on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,300 workers across the globe.

Mercury General was founded in 1962.

Mercury General's mailing address is 4484 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA, 90010. The official website for the company is www.mercuryinsurance.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (323) 937-1060 or via fax at 323-857-7116.