Analyzing Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) & Deep Yellow (OTCMKTS:DYLLF)

Volatility & Risk

Mercury General has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deep Yellow has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mercury General and Deep Yellow”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercury General	$5.48 billion	0.49	$96.34 million	$10.09	4.82
Deep Yellow	$2.56 million	280.16	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mercury General has higher revenue and earnings than Deep Yellow.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.4% of Mercury General shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Mercury General shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mercury General and Deep Yellow’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercury General	10.18%	18.04%	3.96%
Deep Yellow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mercury General beats Deep Yellow on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mercury General

Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. The company also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. Its 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. The company sells its policies through a network of independent agents, 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 founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

About Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a uranium exploration company in Namibia. The company holds a 100% interest in the Reptile project, which covers an area of 896 square kilometers (km2); 65% interest in the Nova Joint Venture covering an area of 599 km2; and 85% interest in the Yellow Dune Joint Venture covering an area of 190 km2. It is involved in the iron ore exploration and property investment businesses. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Subiaco, Australia.