Markel Group (MKL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Markel Group Inc., a diverse holding company, engages in marketing and underwriting specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The company offers general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance products; and property coverages that include fire, allied lines, and other specialized property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind. It also offers credit and surety products, and collateral protection insurance products. In addition, the company offers transaction, directors and officers, and healthcare liability reinsurance; and specialty treaty reinsurance products comprising credit and surety, workers' compensation, marine and energy, public entity, mortgage default, aviation and space, agriculture, and discrete political violence and national terror pools. Further, it provides construction services, consumer and building products, transportation-related products, consulting services, and equipment manufacturing products, as well as healthcare, leasing, and investment services. Additionally, the company operates as an insurance and investment fund manager offering a range of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, traditional reinsurance contracts, industry loss warranties and other financial instruments; and program services. It also manages funds with third parties. The company was formerly known as Markel Corporation and changed its name to Markel Group Inc. in May 2023. Markel Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,898.59 to $1,970.00
• 50-Day Range: $1,671.77 to $1,967.74
• 52-Week Range: $1,491.03 to $2,063.68
• Volume: 65,295 shs
• Average Volume: 51,641 shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $1,727.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Markel Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Markel Group scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 42 stocks in the multi-sector conglomerates sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 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 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Markel Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Markel Group are expected to grow by 9.43% in the coming year, from $96.25 to $105.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 9.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 9.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Multi-Sector Conglomerates sector average P/E ratio of about 25.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Markel Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.21% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Markel Group has recently decreased by 12.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.65

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.21% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Markel Group has recently decreased by 12.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Markel Group has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Multi-Sector Conglomerates companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Markel Group this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for MKL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Markel Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Markel Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $167,530.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.66% 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.

MKL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MKL shares performed this year?

Markel Group's stock was trading at $1,726.23 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MKL stock has increased by 12.5% and is now trading at $1,942.6110.
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How were Markel Group's earnings last quarter?

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The insurance provider reported $20.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $20.66 by $0.15. Markel Group had a net margin of 16.34% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.55%.
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Does Markel Group have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Markel Group: Metromont, Lansing Building Products LLC, VSC Fire & Security Inc., Nephila Capital, State National Companies, Costa Farms, Allsport Insurance Marketing Ltd, and others.

Who are Markel Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Markel Group include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.13%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (4.28%), Davis Selected Advisers (2.93%) and Boston Partners (2.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven A Markel, Thomas Sinnickson Gayner, A Lynne Puckett, Lawrence A Cunningham, Greta J Harris and Morgan E Housel.
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How do I buy shares of Markel Group?

Shares of MKL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Markel Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Markel Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), PayPal (PYPL), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Broadcom (AVGO) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/05/2025
• Today: 6/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Multi-Sector Conglomerates
• Industry: Fire, marine, & casualty insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MKL
• CIK: 1096343
• Web: www.markel.com
• Phone: (804) 747-0136
• Fax: 804-965-1600
• Employees: 20,900
• Year Founded: 1930

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $1,727.75
• High Stock Price Target: $2,025.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $1,450.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $135.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.64 billion
• Net Margins: 16.34%
• Pretax Margin: 22.51%
• Return on Equity: 7.55%
• Return on Assets: 1.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 0.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.58
• Cash Flow: $178.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.86
• Book Value: $1,094.24 per share
• Price / Book: 1.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,685,000
• Free Float: 12,642,000
• Market Cap: $24.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.85