Mercury General saw a welcome improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Thursday, with an increase from 64 to 75.
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IBD's unique RS Rating identifies technical performance by showing how a stock's price action over the last 52 weeks compares to that of the other stocks in our database.
Over 100 years of market history reveals that the top-performing stocks often have an RS Rating north of 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if Mercury General can continue to rebound and clear that threshold.
Mercury General is not currently near a potential buy zone. See if the stock goes on to form a sound pattern that could kick off a new price move.
Earnings growth picked up last quarter from 123% to 142%. But sales fell from 44% to -1%. Keep an eye out for the company's next round of numbers on or around May 6.
Mercury General earns the No. 23 rank among its peers in the Insurance-Property/Casualty/Title industry group. Goosehead Insurance Cl A, Root Cl A and Skyward Specialty Ins are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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