American Financial vs Mercury General
AFG and MCY side by side, both in fire, marine, and casualty insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AFG and MCY compare
American Financial is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Mercury General ($12.8B against $5.7B).
On earnings, Mercury General is cheaper: it trades at 6.1× trailing earnings, against 13.4× for American Financial.
Mercury General grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.0% versus −0.24% for American Financial).
Mercury General keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.8% compared with 11.5% at American Financial.
Both pay dividends: American Financial yields 2.3% and Mercury General 1.2%.
Mercury General scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 9 for American Financial), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AFG | MCY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $12.8B | $5.7B |
| Share price | $153.87 | $102.42 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.5% | 33.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 7.6% | 84.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.56 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 8,500 | 4,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.4× | 6.1× (better) |
| P/S | 1.5× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8× | 3.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 4.5× |
| FCF yield | – | 22.3% |
| Fair value | $123.84 | – |
| Margin of safety | −24.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.24% | 10.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | 9.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 24.7% | 140% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 25.7% | 140% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.2% | 7.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 99.7% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | – |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 14.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 19.9% |
| Return on equity | 20.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 28.6% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 13.5× | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.64 | 1.41 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% (better) | 1.2% |
| Payout ratio | 60.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 13.6% (better) | −12.8% |
| Buyback yield | 0.61% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.9% | 47.0% |
| Held by insiders | 13.7% | 35.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.0M | $49.9K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- AFG stock overview
- AFG income statement
- AFG valuation and score
- MCY stock overview
- MCY income statement
- MCY valuation and score
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