Upgrading Mercury NZ's Uncertainty Rating to Medium
We have changed Mercury NZ's fair value uncertainty rating from high to medium after reassessing risks. There is no change to the firm's narrow moat rating, underpinned by its low-cost hydro and geothermal electricity generation. While its retail business benefits from cost advantages stemming from vertical integration and scale, we don't consider energy retailing to have sustainable competitive advantages. We maintain our NZD 3.20 per share (AUD 3.00) fair value estimate and consider the stock ...Mercury General is an insurance holding company. Through its insurance subsidiaries, the company writes personal automobile insurance. The company also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance. The company provides the following types of automobile coverage: collision, property damage, bodily injury, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards. The company provides the following types of homeowners coverage: dwelling, liability, personal property, fire, and other hazards. The company sells its policies through a network of independent agents, its insurance agencies, and directly through internet sales portals.
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.
Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.
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