
Mercury General Corporation is an insurance-property & casualty business based in the US. Mercury General Corporation shares (MCY) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Mercury General Corporation employs 4,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.
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- Does Mercury General Corporation pay a dividend?
- Have MCY shares ever split?
- Other common questions
Mercury General Corporation stock price (NYSE: MCY)
Use our graph to track the performance of MCY stocks over time.Mercury General Corporation shares at a glance
Latest market close | $44.30 |
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52-week range | $43.33 - $62.91 |
50-day moving average | $48.98 |
200-day moving average | $52.89 |
Wall St. target price | $65.00 |
PE ratio | N/A |
Dividend yield | $2.535 (5.77%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $-1.01 |
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Mercury General Corporation price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $44.3 from 2022-06-30
1 week (2022-06-23) | 0.66% |
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1 month (2022-06-01) | -8.87% |
3 months (2022-03-28) | N/A |
6 months (2021-12-31) | -16.51% |
1 year (2021-07-01) | -32.57% |
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2 years (2020-07-01) | 10.89% |
3 years (2019-07-01) | 63.33 |
5 years (2017-06-30) | 54 |
Is Mercury General Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Mercury General Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Mercury General Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Mercury General Corporation's PEG ratio
Mercury General Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.19. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Mercury General Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Mercury General Corporation's EBITDA
Mercury General Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $14.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Mercury General Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Mercury General Corporation financials
Revenue TTM | $3.8 billion |
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Gross profit TTM | $649.9 million |
Return on assets TTM | -0.65% |
Return on equity TTM | -2.79% |
Profit margin | -1.47% |
Book value | $34.46 |
Market capitalisation | $2.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Mercury General Corporation share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 3.3% of net profits
Recently Mercury General Corporation has paid out, on average, around 3.3% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 5.77% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Mercury General Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 5.77% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Mercury General Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $2.535 per share.
While Mercury General Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Mercury General Corporation is investing more in its future growth.
Mercury General Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 29 June 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 June 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Mercury General Corporation's shares ever split?
Mercury General Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 9 October 1997. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Mercury General Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Mercury General Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Mercury General Corporation's share price.
Mercury General Corporation share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Mercury General Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $43.33 up to $62.9131. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Mercury General Corporation's is 0.4387. This would suggest that Mercury General Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Mercury General Corporation overview
Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. The company also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. Its automobile insurance products include collision, property damage, bodily injury, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards; and homeowners insurance products comprise dwelling, liability, personal property, fire, and other hazards. The company sells its policies through a network of independent agents and insurance agencies, as well as directly through internet sales portals in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. Mercury General Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. .
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Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Mercury General Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?Currently 52.011% of Mercury General Corporation shares are held by insiders and 40.994% by institutions. How many people work for Mercury General Corporation?
Latest data suggests 4,300 work at Mercury General Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Mercury General Corporation?
Mercury General Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Mercury General Corporation based?
Mercury General Corporation's address is: 4484 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90010 What is Mercury General Corporation's ISIN number?
Mercury General Corporation's international securities identification number is: US5894001008 What is Mercury General Corporation's CUSIP number?
Mercury General Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 589400100
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