CNA Financial vs Mercury General
CNA 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 CNA and MCY compare
CNA Financial is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Mercury General ($13.2B against $5.7B).
On earnings, Mercury General is cheaper: it trades at 6.1× trailing earnings, against 10.7× for CNA Financial.
Mercury General grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.0% versus 3.4% for CNA Financial).
Mercury General keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.8% compared with 8.2% at CNA Financial.
Both pay dividends: CNA Financial yields 8.0% and Mercury General 1.2%.
CNA Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 11 for Mercury General), 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 | CNA | MCY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13.2B | $5.7B |
| Share price | $48.68 | $102.42 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.5% | 33.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 6.2% | 84.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 6,600 | 4,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.7× | 6.1× (better) |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 0.9× |
| P/B | 1.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.9× | 3.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 5.8× | 4.5× (better) |
| PEG | 0.46 | – |
| FCF yield | 17.1% | 22.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $53.50 | – |
| Margin of safety | 9.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.4% | 10.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 9.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 41.0% | 140% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 41.3% | 140% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.1% (better) | 7.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 99.7% |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 14.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 14.9% | 19.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.27 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.48 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.54 | 1.41 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 8.0% (better) | 1.2% |
| Payout ratio | 85.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.0% (better) | −12.8% |
| Buyback yield | 0.27% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.3% (better) | 1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 47.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.53% | 35.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.7M | $49.9K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.4% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- CNA stock overview
- CNA income statement
- CNA valuation and score
- MCY stock overview
- MCY income statement
- MCY valuation and score
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