NYSE:MKL - Markel Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Markel Co. (NYSE:MKL) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The insurance provider reported $13.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $7.55 by $6.40. The insurance provider earned $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2 billion. Markel had a return on equity of 5.18% and a net margin of 6.75%. View Markel's Earnings History.

Markel is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Markel.

4 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Markel's stock. Their forecasts range from $1,000.00 to $1,325.00. On average, they anticipate Markel's share price to reach $1,141.67 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Markel.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Markel in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Markel.

Media coverage about MKL stock has trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Markel earned a media sentiment score of 3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Markel.

Markel saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 131,000 shares, an increase of 5.6% from the December 15th total of 124,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 35,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Markel's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Markel include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Old Republic International (ORI), First American Financial (FAF), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Axis Capital (AXS) and Assured Guaranty (AGO).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Markel investors own include Corning (GLW), NVIDIA (NVDA), Mastercard (MA), Netflix (NFLX), Paypal (PYPL), Walt Disney (DIS), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Arista Networks (ANET), Shopify (SHOP) and Starbucks (SBUX).

Markel's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include DAVENPORT & Co LLC (2.08%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.67%), Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC (0.54%), Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.29%), Steginsky Capital LLC (0.14%) and Lincoln Capital LLC (0.11%). Company insiders that own Markel stock include Alan I Kirshner, Anthony F Markel, K Bruce Connell, Lemuel E Lewis, Michael Jay Schewel, Nora N Crouch, Richard R Whitt III and Steven A Markel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Markel.

MKL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marathon Asset Management LLP, Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC, Tuttle Tactical Management, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Community Trust & Investment Co., FOURPOINTS Investment Managers S.A.S., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC. Company insiders that have sold Markel company stock in the last year include Alan I Kirshner, Anthony F Markel, Nora N Crouch, Richard R Whitt III and Steven A Markel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Markel.

MKL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Lincoln Capital LLC, Corbenic Partners LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Steginsky Capital LLC, First National Bank of Omaha and Fenimore Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Markel stock in the last two years include K Bruce Connell, Lemuel E Lewis, Michael Jay Schewel and Nora N Crouch. View Insider Buying and Selling for Markel.

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

One share of MKL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,180.47.

Markel has a market capitalization of $16.30 billion and generates $6.84 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $-128,180,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $20.53 on an earnings per share basis. Markel employs 17,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Markel.

The official website for Markel is http://www.markelcorp.com/.

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]