Markel - MKL Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Markel in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" MKL shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Markel's stock. Their MKL share price forecasts range from $1,400.00 to $1,600.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $1,516.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.1% from the stock's current price.
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Markel's stock was trading at $1,317.49 at the start of the year. Since then, MKL shares have decreased by 6.5% and is now trading at $1,232.18.
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Markel saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 98,700 shares, an increase of 29.0% from the February 28th total of 76,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 39,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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Markel Co. (NYSE:MKL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 1st. The insurance provider reported $16.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $11.84 by $4.70. The insurance provider earned $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. Markel had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.85% and a negative net margin of 1.83%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.41 earnings per share.

ETFs with the largest weight of Markel (NYSE:MKL) stock in their portfolio include Davis Select Financial ETF (DFNL), Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF (TMFM), Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF (UTRN), Davis Select U.S. Equity ETF (DUSA), iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK), First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX), SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) and Touchstone US Large Cap Focused ETF (LCF).

99 employees have rated Markel Chief Executive Officer Alan I. Kirshner on Glassdoor.com. Alan I. Kirshner has an approval rating of 89% among the company'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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (4.44%), Morgan Stanley (3.94%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (2.61%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (2.44%), Davis Selected Advisers (1.86%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.29%). Insiders that own company stock include A Lynne Puckett, Alan I Kirshner, Anthony F Markel, Anthony F Markel, Debora J Wilson, Richard R Whitt III, Steven A Markel, Stewart M Kasen and Thomas Sinnickson Gayner.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MKL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,232.18.

Markel (NYSE:MKL) has a market capitalization of $16.52 billion and generates $11.82 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $-214,120,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($23.22) on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 20,900 workers across the globe.

Markel's mailing address is 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA, 23060. The official website for the company is www.markel.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (804) 747-0136, via email at investorrelations@markelcorp.com, or via fax at 804-965-1600.