Markel Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Markel in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Markel stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MKL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Markel saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 187,500 shares, an increase of 36.4% from the May 13th total of 137,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.8 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Markel is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Markel Co. (NYSE:MKL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 28th. The insurance provider reported $10.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $11.37 by $1.25. The insurance provider earned $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.45 billion. Markel had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.69% and a net margin of 22.62%.
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Markel's stock was trading at $1,086.81 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MKL shares have increased by 6.3% and is now trading at $1,155.00.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Markel's shares. Their forecasts range from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00. On average, they anticipate Markel's stock price to reach $1,118.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.1%.
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99 employees have rated Markel CEO Alan I. Kirshner on Glassdoor.com. Alan I. Kirshner has an approval rating of 89% among Markel's employees.

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Markel trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MKL."

Markel's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.98%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (4.62%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.07%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (2.09%), DF Dent & Co. Inc. (1.63%) and Davis Selected Advisers (1.57%). Company insiders that own Markel stock include A Lynne Puckett, Alan I Kirshner, Anthony F Markel, Debora J Wilson, Richard R Whitt III, Steven A Markel and Stewart M Kasen.
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MKL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Akre Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Swiss National Bank, Principal Financial Group Inc., and Tudor Investment Corp Et Al. Company insiders that have sold Markel company stock in the last year include Anthony F Markel, Steven A Markel, and Stewart M Kasen.
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MKL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alta Capital Management LLC, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich, Select Equity Group L.P., APG Asset Management N.V., Davis Capital Partners LLC, Check Capital Management Inc. CA, Davis Selected Advisers, and Scharf Investments LLC. Company insiders that have bought Markel stock in the last two years include A Lynne Puckett, and Debora J Wilson.
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One share of MKL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,155.00.

Markel has a market capitalization of $15.89 billion and generates $9.74 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $816.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $26.24 on an earnings per share basis.

Markel employs 18,900 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Markel: Abbey Protection Plc, Allsport Insurance Marketing Ltd, Alterra Capital Holdings, Alterra Capital Holdings Limited, Black/White & Associates Insurance Brokers, Brahmin Leather Works LLC, Bridge Underwriting AB, CapTech Ventures Inc., Caunce O'Hara & Company Limited, City National Insurance Company, Costa Farms, Costa Farms Holdings LLC, Cottrell Inc., Diamond Healthcare Corporation, EC Insurance Company Limited, Eagle Construction of Va. LLC, Ellicott Dredge Enterprises LLC, Essentia Insurance Company, Evanston Insurance Company, FSB Insurance Service Limited, FirstComp Insurance Company, Galleon Marine Insurance Agency Limited, Havco WP LLC, Independent Specialty Insurance Company, Lodgepine Capital Management Limited, MINT Canadian Specialty Underwriters Limited, Markel American Insurance Company, Markel Aspen Inc., Markel Bermuda Limited, Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd., Markel CATCo Re Ltd., Markel Canada Limited, Markel Capital Limited, Markel Consultancy Services Limited, Markel Eagle Investment II LLC, Markel Eagle Investment LLC, Markel Food Group Inc., Markel Global Reinsurance Company, Markel Holdings GmbH, Markel India Investments Inc., Markel Insurance Company, Markel Insurance S.E., Markel International (Dubai) Limited, Markel International Holdings (Delaware) Limited, Markel International Hong Kong Limited, Markel International Insurance Company Limited, Markel International Labuan Limited, Markel International Singapore Pte. Limited, Markel Law LLP, Markel Protection Limited, Markel Resseguradora do Brasil S.A., Markel Service Incorporated, Markel Services India Private Limited, Markel Syndicate Management Limited, Markel Ventures Inc., Markel West Inc., National Specialty Insurance Company, Nautical Management Ltd., Nephila Advisors LLC, Nephila Capital, Nephila Capital Ltd., Nephila Holdings Ltd., Nephila Syndicate Management Ltd., Panel Specialists Inc., ParkLand Ventures Inc., PartnerMD LLC, Pinnacle National Insurance Company, Prairie State Administrative Services Inc., Retail Data LLC, Rosemont Investment Group LLC, Rubik Reinsurance Ltd., Schouten Insurance International B.V., State National Companies, State National Companies Inc., State National Insurance Company Inc., Superior Specialty Insurance Company, SureTec Financial Corp., SureTec Indemnity Company, SureTec Insurance Company, T.B.A. Insurance Group Ltd., Terra Nova Holdings Ltd, Thompson Insurance Enterprises, United Specialty Insurance Company, VSC Fire & Security Inc., Velocity Risk Underwriters LLC, Volante Emerging Markets Limited, Volante International Limited, Volante Specialty Risk LLC, Volante Transaction Solutions Limited, and Weldship LLC.

Markel was founded in 1930.

The official website for Markel is www.markel.com.

Markel is headquartered at 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA, 23060.

Markel's mailing address is 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA, 23060. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 804-747-0136 or via email at [email protected]