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Markel Group (MKL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1,791.54 +1.23 (+0.07%)
As of 02:33 PM Eastern
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About Markel Group Stock (NYSE:MKL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$1,785.00
▼
$1,803.22
50-Day Range
$1,716.73
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$1,888.19
52-Week Range
$1,704.17
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$2,207.59
Volume
24,325 shs
Average Volume
64,400 shs
Market Capitalization
$22.20 billion
P/E Ratio
9.85
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$2,025.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) is a diversified holding company focused primarily on specialty insurance and investments. Through its insurance operations, the company provides coverage for risks that may be complex, specialized or underserved by standard insurance markets, including commercial, professional liability, marine, casualty and other specialty lines.

Markel’s insurance business operates through a network of underwriting platforms and subsidiaries serving businesses and individuals in the United States and international markets, including the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada and other regions. Its operations include both specialty insurance and reinsurance, with products distributed through brokers and other insurance intermediaries.

The company also owns Markel Ventures, a collection of industrial and service businesses operating in areas such as transportation equipment, building products, consumer products, healthcare and business services. Markel Group additionally manages an investment portfolio, applying a long-term ownership approach across its insurance and operating businesses. The company traces its history to 1930, when it was founded as a specialty insurer, and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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Markel Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

MKL MarketRank™: 
3.11020515518 of 5 stars

Markel Group scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 513th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Markel Group has a consensus price target of $2,025.00, representing about 13.0% upside from its current price of $1,791.68.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Markel Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Markel Group are expected to grow by 12.96% in the coming year, from $106.82 to $120.66 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 9.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 9.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.69.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Markel Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.26% 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 3.48, 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 0.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • 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 Sentiment

    Markel Group has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Markel Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for MKL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Markel Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Markel Group's insider trading history.
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MKL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Markel Group's stock was trading at $2,150.68 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, MKL shares have decreased by 16.7% and is now trading at $1,791.68.

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The insurance provider reported ($18.90) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $26.38 by $45.28. The insurance provider earned $3.55 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.66 billion. Markel Group had a net margin of 13.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.16%.
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Markel Group subsidiaries include Metromont, Lansing Building Products LLC, VSC Fire & Security Inc., Nephila Capital, State National Companies, Costa Farms, Allsport Insurance Marketing Ltd, and more.

Top institutional investors of Markel Group include Fenimore Asset Management Inc (0.70%), Steginsky Capital LLC (0.36%), Lincoln Capital LLC (0.14%) and Adams Asset Advisors LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven A Markel, Thomas Sinnickson Gayner, Simon Wilson, A Lynne Puckett, Lawrence A Cunningham, Greta J Harris and Diane Leopold.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Markel Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Netflix (NFLX), Shopify (SHOP), Tesla (TSLA), PayPal (PYPL) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
10/13/2026
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
Employees
22,900
Year Founded
1930

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$2,100.00
Low Price Target
$1,950.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$181.86
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.87
Forward P/E Ratio
16.80
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
$16.67 billion
Price / Sales
1.33
Cash Flow
$117.96 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.21
Book Value
$1,474.68 per share
Price / Book
1.22

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
12,390,000
Free Float
12,256,000
Market Cap
$22.23 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.64

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This page (NYSE:MKL) was last updated on 10/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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