Markel Group (MKL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Markel Group Inc. is a diversified financial holding company headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. Its principal business is specialty insurance, including commercial and personal lines, excess and surplus lines, professional liability, marine, workers’ compensation, and other niche coverage. The company also provides reinsurance and insurance-related services through subsidiaries and underwriting platforms.

Markel serves customers and business partners in the United States and international markets, including the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Its specialty insurance operations generally focus on risks that may require customized underwriting, specialized expertise or coverage that is not widely available in the standard insurance market.

In addition to insurance, Markel Group owns Markel Ventures, a portfolio of businesses operating in areas such as manufacturing, construction services, transportation equipment, consumer products and other industrial or service-related markets. The company also manages a substantial investment portfolio, with investment income supporting its broader operations. Markel was founded in 1930 and became publicly traded in 1986. Tom Gayner serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,778.14 to $1,800.00
• 50-Day Range: $1,780.27 to $2,041.40
• 52-Week Range: $1,719.41 to $2,207.59
• Volume: 46,363 shs
• Average Volume: 58,805 shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.83
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2,025.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Markel Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Markel Group scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 569th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Markel Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Markel Group has a consensus price target of $2,025.00, representing about 13.2% upside from its current price of $1,788.24.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Markel Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.87%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Markel Group are expected to grow by 9.87% in the coming year, from $109.82 to $120.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 9.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 9.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Markel Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.12% of the float of Markel Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Markel Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.11.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Markel Group has recently increased by 10.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Markel Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Markel Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.31

News Sentiment

Markel Group has a news sentiment score of 1.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Markel Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for MKL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Markel Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Markel Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.08% of the stock of Markel Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.12% of the stock of Markel Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MKL
• CIK: 1096343
• Web: www.mklgroup.com
• Phone: (804) 747-0136
• Fax: 804-965-1600
• Employees: 22,900
• Year Founded: 1930

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Markel Group: $2,025.00
• High Price Target: $2,100.00
• Low Price Target: $1,950.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $181.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.28
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.11 billion
• Net Margins: 13.53%
• Pretax Margin: 17.75%
• Return on Equity: 7.16%
• Return on Assets: 1.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 0.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $115.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.48
• Book Value: $1,474.68 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,390,000
• Free Float: 12,256,000
• Market Cap: $22.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65