Overview

* Mercury General ( MCY ) Q2 net premiums earned rise 10.6% year-over-year

* Net income for Q2 surges 166.1% due to lower catastrophe losses

* Combined ratio improves to 92.5% from 98.9% last year

Result Drivers

* PREMIUM GROWTH - Net premiums earned rose 10.6% due to increased ceded premiums following reinsurance reinstatement

* CATASTROPHE LOSS REDUCTION - Net income surged 166.1% due to reduced catastrophe losses net of reinsurance

* COMBINED RATIO IMPROVEMENT - Combined ratio improved to 92.5%, reflecting better underwriting results

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q2 $1.48

Premiums bln

Written

Q2 Net $166.47

Income mln

Q2 92.5%

Combined

Ratio

Q2 $147.92

Operatin mln

g Income

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the property & casualty insurance peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Mercury General Corp ( MCY ) is $80.00, about 12.6% above its July 28 closing price of $69.92

* The stock recently traded at 32 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 25 three months ago

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)