Mercury General Corporation

NYSE:MCY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.5b

Mercury General Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 MCY when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MCY key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA7.2x
PEG Ratio1.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MCY vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.5x
AGO Assured Guaranty
5.9x-38.9%US$4.2b
THG Hanover Insurance Group
19.5x28.6%US$5.3b
KMPR Kemper
75.6x45.8%US$3.9b
SIGI Selective Insurance Group
24.9x44.1%US$5.6b
MCY Mercury General
11x10.0%US$3.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MCY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11x) compared to the peer average (31.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MCY's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a9.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MCY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (14.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MCY'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.

MCY PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11x
Fair PE Ratio13x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MCY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x).


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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