Mercury General (MCY) Competitors $78.90 +1.89 (+2.45%) Closing price 09/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.07 +0.16 (+0.21%) As of 09/4/2025 07:50 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. ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, AXS, FAF, RLI, THG, WTM, and SIGIShould you be buying Mercury General stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercury General include Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), Axis Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), RLI (RLI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), and Selective Insurance Group (SIGI). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Mercury General vs. Its Competitors Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International Axis Capital First American Financial RLI The Hanover Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) and Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Is MCY or ERIE more profitable? Erie Indemnity has a net margin of 15.73% compared to Mercury General's net margin of 6.76%. Erie Indemnity's return on equity of 30.53% beat Mercury General's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercury General6.76% 16.61% 3.65% Erie Indemnity 15.73%30.53%21.10% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCY or ERIE? 42.4% of Mercury General shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Mercury General shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to MCY or ERIE? In the previous week, Mercury General had 6 more articles in the media than Erie Indemnity. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mercury General and 1 mentions for Erie Indemnity. Mercury General's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Erie Indemnity's score of 0.00 indicating that Mercury General is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mercury General 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Erie Indemnity 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate MCY or ERIE? Mercury General presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.06%. Given Mercury General's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mercury General is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mercury General 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Erie Indemnity 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is MCY or ERIE a better dividend stock? Mercury General pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Mercury General pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Erie Indemnity pays out 45.7% 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. Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 36 consecutive years. Erie Indemnity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, MCY or ERIE? Erie Indemnity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mercury General. Mercury General is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMercury General$5.48B0.80$467.95M$7.0411.21Erie Indemnity$3.80B4.09$600.31M$11.9628.13 Which has more volatility and risk, MCY or ERIE? Mercury General has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryErie Indemnity beats Mercury General on 10 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MCY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$4.27B$59.98B$12.50B$21.26BDividend Yield1.65%1.87%5.45%3.52%P/E Ratio11.2116.78231.3329.40Price / Sales0.802.8030.8149.02Price / Cash9.0528.6321.9524.13Price / Book2.243.052.294.54Net Income$467.95M$4.66B$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance2.17%1.50%0.13%0.08%1 Month Performance9.27%4.44%3.44%5.22%1 Year Performance24.69%17.40%543.20%15.24% Mercury General Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCYMercury General3.3575 of 5 stars$78.91+2.4%$90.00+14.1%+25.6%$4.27B$5.48B11.214,200News CoveragePositive NewsERIEErie Indemnity1.9137 of 5 stars$363.32-0.8%N/A-32.5%$16.78B$3.80B30.386,801FNFFidelity National Financial4.6162 of 5 stars$60.45-0.6%$71.20+17.8%+2.2%$16.43B$13.30B15.3423,533Positive NewsCNACNA Financial3.9384 of 5 stars$48.91-0.9%$50.50+3.3%-5.8%$13.24B$14.27B15.246,500Positive NewsInsider TradeORIOld Republic International4.4563 of 5 stars$39.62-0.8%$41.50+4.8%+14.6%$9.84B$8.23B13.579,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAXSAxis Capital4.7336 of 5 stars$98.09-1.1%$111.43+13.6%+26.3%$7.67B$5.96B9.431,876Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionFAFFirst American Financial4.7459 of 5 stars$66.41-0.1%$75.00+12.9%+1.4%$6.76B$6.13B36.6919,038Positive NewsRLIRLI4.4168 of 5 stars$67.55-1.5%$78.60+16.4%-12.1%$6.20B$1.77B19.361,147Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.4305 of 5 stars$172.98-1.5%$185.13+7.0%+23.0%$6.19B$6.24B11.394,900Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.1752 of 5 stars$1,827.06-1.9%N/A-1.8%$4.70B$2.58B22.881,650SIGISelective Insurance Group4.1083 of 5 stars$77.29-1.8%$87.33+13.0%-10.8%$4.70B$4.86B12.652,840Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Erie Indemnity Alternatives Fidelity National Financial Alternatives CNA Financial Alternatives Old Republic International Alternatives Axis Capital Alternatives First American Financial Alternatives RLI Alternatives The Hanover Insurance Group Alternatives White Mountains Insurance Group Alternatives Selective 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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