Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Mercury General Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Mercury General Corporation’s stock price such as:

• Mercury General Corporation’s current stock price and volume
• Why Mercury General Corporation’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for MCY from analysts
• MCY’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Mercury General Corporation (MCY)

Before we jump into Mercury General Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

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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Mercury General Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Mercury General Corporation’s stock price was $107.120.

Mercury General Corporation is up 0.37% from its previous closing price of $106.730.

During the last market session, Mercury General Corporation’s stock traded between $105.460 and $107.730. Currently, there are approximately 55.39 million shares outstanding for Mercury General Corporation.

Mercury General Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 7.1, which is low compared to the Insurance industry median of 12.9. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Mercury General Corporation Stock Price History

Mercury General Corporation’s (MCY) price is currently up 0.47% so far this month.

During the month of July, Mercury General Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $113.060 and a low of $100.750.

Over the last year, Mercury General Corporation has hit prices as high as $113.060 and as low as $66.570. Year to date, Mercury General Corporation’s stock is up 13.88%.

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What Caused Mercury General Corporation Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Mercury General Corporation’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Mercury General Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Mercury General Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Mercury General Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Mercury General Corporation (MCY) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Mercury General Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Mercury General Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 7.10%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 76 and is considered to be Strong.

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Mercury General Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Mercury General Corporation’s stock price is $107.120, which is up 0.37% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Mercury General Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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