Mercury General Corporation is +31% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 12 points ahead of the market. 1-year return: +31% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: +6.6%, close to trend. RSI (14): 60, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 6.8%.

MCYMercury General Corporation

Financial Services

$102.75+31% 1Y

$102.75

$75.4552 weeks$110.25

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and lightly shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data

TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +7% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest2.3% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 7.5% since the previous count, down from 2.5% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 72% of the market

vs 200-day avgbetter than 67% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How MCY is trading

Mercury General Corporation is +31% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 12 points ahead of the market.

+31%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: +6.6%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
RSI (14): 60
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 6.8%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$46.01 – $110.25 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $102.75
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: +0.12%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: +31%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +107%
vs 50-day average$103.44: −0.67%
52-week high: $110.25
52-week low: $75.45
Annualised volatility: 34%

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+10.0%
2025	+44%
2024	+82%
2023	+14%
2022	−33%
2021	+6.2%
2020	+13%
2019	−1.2%
2018	+1.7%
2017	−7.2%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	6 of 10	−1.8%
Feb	10	6 of 10	+1.6%
Mar	10	6 of 10	+0.74%
Apr	10	6 of 10	+0.92%
May	10	6 of 10	+2.1%
Jun	10	6 of 10	+1.2%
Jul	11	8 of 11	+3.6%
Aug	11	4 of 11	−2.2%
Sep	11	3 of 11	−1.7%
Oct	11	5 of 11	+1.2%
Nov	10	7 of 10	+8.9%
Dec	10	6 of 10	+0.19%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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