NYSE:MCY Mercury General (MCY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $105.14 +0.12 (+0.11%) Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.19 +0.05 (+0.04%) As of 04:00 AM 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Mercury General Stock (NYSE:MCY) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Mercury General alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$104.25▼$105.9850-Day Range$97.78▼$106.3652-Week Range$74.29▼$113.06Volume158,544 shsAverage Volume320,123 shsMarket Capitalization$5.82 billionP/E Ratio6.21Dividend Yield1.21%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingStrong Buy Company Overview Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) is an insurance holding company that writes personal and commercial property and casualty insurance through its subsidiaries. The company is best known for automobile insurance, offering coverage such as liability, collision, comprehensive and uninsured or underinsured motorist protection. Its product portfolio also includes homeowners, renters, condominium, mobile-home and umbrella insurance, as well as commercial automobile coverage and other related property and casualty products. Mercury distributes its policies through a network of independent agents and direct channels, serving individual consumers and selected commercial customers. Founded in 1961 by George Joseph, Mercury is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its insurance operations have a strong presence in California and also serve customers in states including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. The company’s business is primarily focused on the U.S. property and casualty insurance market.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Mercury General Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks46th Percentile Overall ScoreMCY MarketRank™: 2.308154277325 of 5 starsMercury General scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 639th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.2 / 5Analyst RatingStrong Buy Consensus RatingMercury General has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMercury General has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Mercury General's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-11.32% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Mercury General are expected to decrease by -11.32% in the coming year, from $13.25 to $11.75 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mercury General is 6.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.57.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Mercury General is 6.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.27.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMercury General has a P/B Ratio of 2.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Mercury General's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.11% of the float of Mercury General has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMercury General has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.56.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Mercury General has recently increased by 16.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldMercury General pays a meaningful dividend of 1.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMercury General does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Mercury General is 7.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Mercury General will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.81% next year. This indicates that Mercury General will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Mercury General's dividend. News and Social Media2.5 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentMercury General has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for MCY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Mercury General to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.2 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mercury General insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders35.50% of the stock of Mercury General is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions42.39% of the stock of Mercury General is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Mercury General's insider trading history. Receive MCY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Mercury General and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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MCY Stock News HeadlinesDOWLING & PARTN Predicts Mercury General FY2026 EarningsOctober 12, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comStray alert on Mercury General Corp withdrawnOctober 8, 2026 | marketscreener.comMLast call for your free 0DTE reportThe 0DTE Game Plan lays out a simple 3-step framework for trading same-day options: Plan it, profit from it, protect it. This report normally sells for 29.97, but it's available as a free download for a limited time.October 22 at 1:00 AM | Profits Run (Ad)MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION TO REPORT THIRD QUARTER RESULTS ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026October 8, 2026 | prnewswire.comHow Small Apartment Habits Can Help Renters Avoid Big Insurance ClaimsSeptember 29, 2026 | marketscreener.comMMercury General’s Q2 Revenue and EPS Beat Might Change The Case For Investing In MCYSeptember 27, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMercury Insurance -Replacement Cost vs. Market Value: What Homeowners Need to UnderstandSeptember 25, 2026 | marketscreener.comMProperty & casualty insurance stocks Q2 recap: Benchmarking Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)September 25, 2026 | msn.comSee More Headlines MCY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MCY shares performed this year? Mercury General's stock was trading at $94.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MCY shares have increased by 11.6% and is now trading at $105.1450. How were Mercury General's earnings last quarter? Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.99. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Mercury General had a net margin of 14.77% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.98%. Who are Mercury General's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Mercury General include CX Institutional (0.09%), Monument Capital Management (0.05%), Bank & Trust Co (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark Allan Ribisi, Mark Allan Ribisi and Heidi C Sullivan. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Mercury General? Shares of MCY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Mercury General own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mercury General investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), ExxonMobil (XOM), CocaCola (KO), Altria Group (MO), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and AbbVie (ABBV). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/04/2026Record date for 9/24 Dividend9/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend9/10/2026Dividend Payable9/24/2026Today10/21/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/03/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (17m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 MCY's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. MCY has been in this zone for over 17 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Insurance Sub-IndustryProperty & Casualty Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:MCY CIK64996 Webwww.mercuryinsurance.com Phone(323) 857-4980Fax323-857-7116Employees4,300Year Founded1962Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$16.92 Trailing P/E Ratio6.21 Forward P/E Ratio7.94 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$541.09 million Net Margins14.77% Pretax Margin18.32% Return on Equity31.98% Return on Assets8.19% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio0.47 Quick Ratio0.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.99 billion Price / Sales0.97 Cash Flow$9.26 per share Price / Cash Flow11.36 Book Value$43.64 per share Price / Book2.41Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares55,390,000Free Float35,726,000Market Cap$5.82 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.89 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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