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Mercury General Corporation (MCY)

NYSE Financial Services Insurance - Property & Casualty
$100.34 ▼ -0.59%
Market Cap
$5.56B
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Beta
0.92
52-Wk Range
74.29-113.06
CEO
Gabriel Tirador
Country
US
Currency
USD

Mercury General Corporation operates in the Insurance - Property & Casualty industry of the Financial Services sector, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, US. The stock last traded at $100.34, down 0.59% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $5.56B. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of 5.93, a net margin of 14.8%. Its beta of 0.92 implies it has historically moved less than the broad market.

Valuation & profitability (TTM)
P/E
5.93
Price / Sales
0.88
Price / Book
1.96
EV / EBITDA
3.79
Gross margin
44.8%
Operating margin
18.3%
Net margin
14.8%
Return on equity
Debt / equity
0.34
Current ratio
856.31
Dividend yield
1.3%
Payout ratio
7.5%
Company profile
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Employees
4,380
IPO date
1985-11-20
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA, US
About Mercury General Corporation

Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. It also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. The company's 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, and other coverages. It 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 incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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