Mercury General (MCY) Competitors $53.63 +0.44 (+0.82%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.18 -0.45 (-0.83%) As of 04:35 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. ORI, AXS, RLI, FAF, THG, SIGI, WTM, AGO, HTH, and STCShould you be buying Mercury General stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercury General include 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), Hilltop (HTH), and Stewart Information Services (STC). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Mercury General vs. Old Republic International AXIS Capital RLI First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Hilltop Stewart Information Services Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) and Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is MCY or ORI a better dividend stock? Mercury General pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Old Republic International pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Mercury General pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Republic International pays out 44.1% 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. Old Republic International has increased its dividend for 45 consecutive years. Old Republic International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate MCY or ORI? Mercury General currently has a consensus price target of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.63%. Old Republic International has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.04%. Given Mercury General's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mercury General is more favorable than Old Republic International.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) 4.00Old Republic International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, MCY or ORI? Mercury General has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Republic International has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to MCY or ORI? In the previous week, Old Republic International had 3 more articles in the media than Mercury General. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Old Republic International and 12 mentions for Mercury General. Old Republic International's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Mercury General's score of 0.67 indicating that Old Republic International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mercury General 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Old Republic International 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MCY or ORI? Old Republic International has higher revenue and earnings than Mercury General. Mercury General is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Republic International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMercury General$5.48B0.54$467.95M$8.456.33Old Republic International$8.23B1.14$852.80M$2.6314.46 Do institutionals and insiders believe in MCY or ORI? 42.4% of Mercury General shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Old Republic International shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Mercury General shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Old Republic International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MCY or ORI more profitable? Old Republic International has a net margin of 10.36% compared to Mercury General's net margin of 8.55%. Mercury General's return on equity of 22.54% beat Old Republic International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercury General8.55% 22.54% 5.04% Old Republic International 10.36%20.32%4.47% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCY or ORI? Mercury General received 4 more outperform votes than Old Republic International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.89% of users gave Old Republic International an outperform vote while only 51.13% of users gave Mercury General an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMercury GeneralOutperform Votes24851.13% Underperform Votes23748.87% Old Republic InternationalOutperform Votes24462.89% Underperform Votes14437.11% SummaryOld Republic International beats Mercury General on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GeneralFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.95B$47.62B$10.75B$18.41BDividend Yield2.43%2.42%6.01%4.23%P/E Ratio6.3111.1521.6331.00Price / Sales0.545.6625.4126.06Price / Cash6.1416.8117.6117.53Price / Book1.522.232.494.27Net Income$467.95M$4.16B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.37%1.92%2.34%2.25%1 Month Performance-6.33%-2.13%-4.04%-8.34%1 Year Performance2.76%21.61%534.22%1.75% Mercury General Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCYMercury General4.147 of 5 stars$53.63+0.8%$80.00+49.2%-0.4%$2.97B$5.48B6.354,300ORIOld Republic International4.4737 of 5 stars$35.24-2.9%$43.00+22.0%+30.5%$8.71B$8.23B13.409,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsAXSAXIS Capital4.5939 of 5 stars$87.32-3.8%$100.50+15.1%+55.5%$7.05B$6.02B7.072,080Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageRLIRLI4.2029 of 5 stars$72.38-5.6%$82.80+14.4%+12.2%$6.64B$1.77B19.331,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFAFFirst American Financial4.4753 of 5 stars$58.22-5.5%$74.50+28.0%+7.0%$6.00B$6.12B46.5821,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.7614 of 5 stars$150.83-4.3%$179.00+18.7%+24.9%$5.42B$6.22B12.904,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSIGISelective Insurance Group3.4048 of 5 stars$82.37-4.6%$95.17+15.5%-12.7%$5.01B$4.86B25.582,520Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group3.1691 of 5 stars$1,705.54-3.6%N/A+2.3%$4.33B$2.35B18.951,650Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAGOAssured Guaranty4.2031 of 5 stars$76.46-3.3%$103.33+35.1%+5.5%$3.82B$814M5.94410Positive NewsHTHHilltop4.5366 of 5 stars$28.44-0.5%$34.00+19.5%-0.3%$1.84B$1.12B16.353,820Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSTCStewart Information Services1.8743 of 5 stars$64.13-4.4%$79.00+23.2%+10.7%$1.78B$2.49B24.677,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 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 Stewart Information Services 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 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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