Mercury General (MCY) Competitors $67.31 +1.49 (+2.26%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.48 -2.83 (-4.20%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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. CNA, ORI, AXS, RLI, FAF, THG, SIGI, WTM, AGO, and HTHShould you be buying Mercury General stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercury General include CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), Axis Capital (AXS), RLI (RLI), First American Financial (FAF), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), and Hilltop (HTH). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Mercury General vs. Its Competitors CNA Financial Old Republic International Axis Capital RLI First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Hilltop CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) and Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CNA or MCY? 98.5% of CNA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Mercury General shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of CNA Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Mercury General shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CNA or MCY? In the previous week, CNA Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Mercury General. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CNA Financial and 5 mentions for Mercury General. Mercury General's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat CNA Financial's score of 0.18 indicating that Mercury General is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CNA Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mercury General 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CNA or MCY more profitable? CNA Financial has a net margin of 6.19% compared to Mercury General's net margin of 5.11%. Mercury General's return on equity of 12.52% beat CNA Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CNA Financial6.19% 11.99% 1.87% Mercury General 5.11%12.52%2.74% Is CNA or MCY a better dividend stock? CNA Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Mercury General pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. CNA Financial pays out 56.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercury General pays out 24.6% 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. CNA Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. CNA Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend CNA or MCY? CNA Financial currently has a consensus target price of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.53%. Mercury General has a consensus target price of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.85%. Given Mercury General's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mercury General is more favorable than CNA Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CNA Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Mercury General 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has more volatility and risk, CNA or MCY? CNA Financial has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercury General has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CNA or MCY? CNA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Mercury General. Mercury General is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNA Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCNA Financial$14.27B0.87$959M$3.2813.93Mercury General$5.48B0.68$467.95M$5.1613.04 SummaryMercury General beats CNA Financial 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. Email Address 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$3.73B$57.39B$12.09B$20.68BDividend Yield1.89%1.93%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio13.0418.0820.0428.10Price / Sales0.682.7125.6938.33Price / Cash7.9131.3021.6822.53Price / Book1.913.142.284.58Net Income$467.95M$4.66B$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.91%-0.39%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance4.47%-0.21%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance27.97%32.96%538.61%15.06% Mercury General Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCYMercury General3.4328 of 5 stars$67.31+2.3%$80.00+18.9%+27.5%$3.73B$5.48B13.044,200News CoveragePositive NewsCNACNA Financial3.7932 of 5 stars$46.47-0.1%$50.50+8.7%+1.1%$12.58B$14.27B14.176,500News CoverageORIOld Republic International4.4893 of 5 stars$38.44+0.8%$42.00+9.3%+28.8%$9.50B$8.23B15.639,400Positive NewsAXSAxis Capital4.5219 of 5 stars$103.85+0.6%$107.75+3.8%+42.8%$8.17B$5.96B10.301,876Positive NewsRLIRLI3.8244 of 5 stars$72.28+1.3%$78.60+8.7%+4.0%$6.63B$1.77B23.781,147Positive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.216 of 5 stars$61.45+0.4%$75.00+22.1%+18.5%$6.32B$6.13B40.7019,038Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.4795 of 5 stars$169.62+1.3%$179.50+5.8%+30.6%$6.09B$6.24B14.124,900Positive NewsSIGISelective Insurance Group3.5694 of 5 stars$86.65+0.8%$94.00+8.5%-6.1%$5.27B$4.86B23.612,840WTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group1.8796 of 5 stars$1,789.99+0.3%N/A+3.6%$4.61B$2.28B164.981,650Positive NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.4961 of 5 stars$87.12-0.5%$103.33+18.6%+9.6%$4.28B$872M10.41410News CoveragePositive NewsHTHHilltop4.5502 of 5 stars$30.39+0.1%$33.00+8.6%+4.9%$1.95B$1.61B15.433,646News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNA Financial Alternatives Old Republic International Alternatives Axis Capital Alternatives RLI Alternatives First American Financial Alternatives The Hanover Insurance Group Alternatives Selective Insurance Group Alternatives White Mountains Insurance Group Alternatives Assured Guaranty Alternatives Hilltop 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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