Mercury General (MCY) Competitors $77.29 -0.06 (-0.08%) (As of 11:56 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MCY vs. CNA, ORI, RLI, AXS, FAF, SIGI, THG, WTM, AGO, and STCShould 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), RLI (RLI), AXIS Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), and Stewart Information Services (STC). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Mercury General vs. CNA Financial Old Republic International RLI AXIS Capital First American Financial Selective Insurance Group The Hanover Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Stewart Information Services CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) and Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings and 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$13.30B1.00$1.21B$4.8010.28Mercury General$4.63B0.92$96.34M$10.097.61 Is CNA or MCY more profitable? Mercury General has a net margin of 10.18% compared to CNA Financial's net margin of 9.26%. Mercury General's return on equity of 18.04% beat CNA Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CNA Financial9.26% 13.30% 2.04% Mercury General 10.18%18.04%3.96% Which has more volatility and risk, CNA or MCY? CNA Financial has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercury General has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNA or MCY? CNA Financial received 53 more outperform votes than Mercury General when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.29% of users gave CNA Financial an outperform vote while only 50.83% of users gave Mercury General an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCNA FinancialOutperform Votes29766.29% Underperform Votes15133.71% Mercury GeneralOutperform Votes24450.83% Underperform Votes23649.17% Is CNA or MCY a better dividend stock? CNA Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Mercury General pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. CNA Financial pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercury General pays out 12.6% 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. Does the media prefer CNA or MCY? In the previous week, Mercury General had 2 more articles in the media than CNA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mercury General and 2 mentions for CNA Financial. Mercury General's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat CNA Financial's score of 0.64 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mercury General 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CNA or MCY? CNA Financial presently has a consensus price target of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.40%. Given CNA Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CNA Financial is more favorable than Mercury General.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) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Mercury General shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCNA Financial beats Mercury General on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsThis Crisis Could Be Worse Than 2008Underneath the surface, cracks are forming. Cracks that threaten to shatter everything we know. America is teetering on the edge of a collapse unlike anything we've seen.In my new book, "Midnight in America," I expose the hidden deals between Washington and Wall Street. 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. 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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$4.25B$46.48B$10.58B$20.43BDividend Yield1.61%6.09%10.25%3.44%P/E Ratio7.619.7045.1336.62Price / Sales0.922.333,461.5619.07Price / CashN/A20.2530.8918.69Price / Book2.792.452.965.73Net Income$96.34M$3.90B$1.02B$983.96M7 Day Performance-2.02%0.53%0.33%0.64%1 Month Performance16.99%13.66%5.61%6.62%1 Year Performance97.12%60.02%24.61%24.56% Mercury General Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCYMercury General4.0394 of 5 stars$77.29-0.1%N/A+98.8%$4.28B$4.63B7.664,100Positive NewsCNACNA Financial3.2765 of 5 stars$50.03-0.8%$51.50+2.9%+17.9%$13.55B$13.83B10.376,300Short Interest ↑ORIOld Republic International4.5036 of 5 stars$38.71-0.7%$37.00-4.4%+31.2%$9.82B$7.26B13.449,200Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsRLIRLI4.5781 of 5 stars$173.48-1.4%$177.40+2.3%+29.1%$7.95B$1.51B19.241,099Positive NewsAXSAXIS Capital4.8616 of 5 stars$94.18+1.2%$97.14+3.1%+64.0%$7.88B$5.64B12.902,048Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionFAFFirst American Financial4.2923 of 5 stars$70.24+0.1%$72.50+3.2%+16.7%$7.24B$5.87B78.5219,210Positive NewsSIGISelective Insurance Group4.4819 of 5 stars$100.50-1.6%$101.67+1.2%-0.8%$6.11B$4.23B27.042,650Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group4.3222 of 5 stars$163.02-1.2%$173.83+6.6%+29.8%$5.87B$5.99B16.094,800Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑WTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group3.1072 of 5 stars$1,997.00-0.6%N/A+31.5%$5.13B$2.17B7.901,650Positive NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.557 of 5 stars$92.89-0.4%$103.33+11.2%+35.5%$4.73B$1.37B7.25410Positive NewsSTCStewart Information Services3.1513 of 5 stars$76.33+1.7%$78.00+2.2%+59.3%$2.12B$2.41B35.426,800Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNA Financial Alternatives Old Republic International Alternatives RLI Alternatives AXIS Capital Alternatives First American Financial Alternatives Selective Insurance Group Alternatives The Hanover Insurance Group Alternatives White Mountains Insurance Group Alternatives Assured Guaranty Alternatives Stewart Information Services Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MCY) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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