Mercury General Corporation

DB:MCG Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.1b

Mercury General Valuation

Is MCG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MCG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MCG's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MCG's fair value for valuation analysis.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MCG?

Key metric: As MCG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MCG. This is calculated by dividing MCG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MCG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.8x
EarningsUS$558.28m
Market CapUS$4.37b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MCG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MCG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.1x
TLX Talanx
10.8x5.0%€20.4b
WUW Wüstenrot & Württembergische
26.5x34.6%€1.1b
HNR1 Hannover Rück
13.2x5.7%€29.6b
NBG6 NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs-AG
13.8x38.4%€576.0m
MCG Mercury General
7.8x-12.8%€4.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MCG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.8x) compared to the peer average (16.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MCG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MCG 7.8xIndustry Avg. 11.8xNo. of Companies14PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MCG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.8x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MCG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MCG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.8x
Fair PE Ratio6.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MCG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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