Mercury General (MCY) Competitors $85.65 -0.58 (-0.67%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.62 -0.04 (-0.04%) As of 06:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MCY vs. FNF, ERIE, CNA, ORI, AXS, FAF, THG, RLI, SIGI, and WTMShould you be buying Mercury General stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercury General include Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), Axis Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), RLI (RLI), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), and White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Mercury General vs. Its Competitors Fidelity National Financial Erie Indemnity CNA Financial Old Republic International Axis Capital First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group RLI Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) and Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings and valuation, FNF or MCY? Fidelity National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Mercury General. Mercury General is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFidelity National Financial$13.30B1.16$1.27B$3.9414.39Mercury General$5.77B0.82$467.95M$7.0412.17 Do institutionals and insiders believe in FNF or MCY? 81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Mercury General shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Mercury General shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is FNF or MCY a better dividend stock? Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Mercury General pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Fidelity National Financial pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercury General pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fidelity National Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Fidelity National Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is FNF or MCY more profitable? Fidelity National Financial has a net margin of 7.93% compared to Mercury General's net margin of 6.76%. Mercury General's return on equity of 16.61% beat Fidelity National Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fidelity National Financial7.93% 14.30% 1.28% Mercury General 6.76%16.61%3.65% Do analysts rate FNF or MCY? Fidelity National Financial presently has a consensus price target of $69.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.20%. Mercury General has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.75%. Given Fidelity National Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Financial is more favorable than Mercury General.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fidelity National Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Mercury General 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to FNF or MCY? In the previous week, Fidelity National Financial had 11 more articles in the media than Mercury General. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Fidelity National Financial and 4 mentions for Mercury General. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Mercury General's score of 0.47 indicating that Fidelity National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fidelity National Financial 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mercury General 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, FNF or MCY? Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercury General has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFidelity National Financial beats Mercury General on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mercury General News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MCY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercury GeneralINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.74B$59.11B$12.71B$21.94BDividend Yield1.51%1.85%5.51%3.56%P/E Ratio12.1716.6730.2129.65Price / Sales0.822.6930.4497.82Price / Cash10.2129.5019.7218.33Price / Book2.443.082.304.61Net Income$467.95M$4.66B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.97%1.48%0.14%0.14%1 Month Performance10.52%3.92%0.51%2.33%1 Year Performance36.28%26.56%541.16%13.85% Mercury General Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCYMercury General4.2612 of 5 stars$85.65-0.7%$100.00+16.8%+32.4%$4.74B$5.77B12.174,200FNFFidelity National Financial4.748 of 5 stars$59.76-1.1%$71.20+19.1%-3.5%$16.24B$13.68B15.1723,533News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastERIEErie Indemnity2.551 of 5 stars$313.25-0.9%N/A-41.8%$14.47B$3.80B26.196,801Positive NewsCNACNA Financial3.7052 of 5 stars$45.94-1.1%$50.50+9.9%-3.5%$12.43B$14.27B14.316,500Positive NewsORIOld Republic International4.8144 of 5 stars$41.77-0.5%$46.00+10.1%+20.9%$10.38B$8.23B14.309,400Analyst ForecastAXSAxis Capital4.8294 of 5 stars$94.90-1.1%$111.43+17.4%+15.6%$7.42B$5.96B9.121,876Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionFAFFirst American Financial4.8851 of 5 stars$63.84-1.8%$75.00+17.5%-4.7%$6.50B$6.13B35.2719,038Analyst ForecastTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.7181 of 5 stars$179.09-0.1%$185.13+3.4%+23.9%$6.41B$6.24B11.794,900Analyst ForecastRLIRLI4.613 of 5 stars$64.36-1.1%$78.60+22.1%-20.0%$5.91B$1.77B18.441,147SIGISelective Insurance Group4.6073 of 5 stars$79.34-0.6%$87.33+10.1%-10.3%$4.83B$4.86B12.992,840Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.1626 of 5 stars$1,678.37-2.2%N/A+4.9%$4.33B$2.24B21.021,650High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fidelity National Financial Alternatives Erie Indemnity Alternatives CNA Financial Alternatives Old Republic International Alternatives Axis Capital Alternatives First American Financial Alternatives The Hanover Insurance Group Alternatives RLI Alternatives Selective Insurance Group Alternatives White Mountains Insurance Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MCY) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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