Markel Stock Forecast, Price & News

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. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" Markel stock.
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4 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Markel's shares. Their MKL stock forecasts range from $1,500.00 to $1,550.00. On average, they expect Markel's share price to reach $1,525.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.0% from the stock's current price.
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Markel's stock was trading at $1,234.00 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, MKL stock has increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $1,292.86.
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Markel saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 116,300 shares, a decrease of 15.8% from the May 15th total of 138,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 62,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Markel is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 2nd 2022.
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Markel Co. (NYSE:MKL) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 26th. The insurance provider reported $11.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $16.79 by $5.46. The insurance provider had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.75 billion. Markel had a net margin of 14.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.30%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $10.12 EPS.
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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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Markel investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Mastercard (MA), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Walt Disney (DIS), Shopify (SHOP), Visa (V), Corning (GLW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

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 Vanguard Group Inc. (8.72%), BlackRock Inc. (4.64%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (4.47%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (2.84%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.46%) and DAVENPORT & Co LLC (2.44%). Company insiders that own Markel 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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MKL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Baillie Gifford & Co., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Madison Asset Management LLC, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd., and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have sold Markel company stock in the last two years include Anthony F Markel, Richard R Whitt III, Steven A Markel, and Stewart M Kasen.
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MKL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Echo Street Capital Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Principal Financial Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Hsbc Holdings PLC, BlackRock Inc., and BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S. Company insiders that have bought Markel stock in the last two years include A Lynne Puckett, Anthony F Markel, and Thomas Sinnickson Gayner.
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Shares of MKL 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 $1,292.86.

Markel (NYSE:MKL) has a market capitalization of $17.54 billion and generates $12.85 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $2.43 billion in net income (profit) each year or $127.97 on an earnings per share basis.

Markel employs 20,300 workers across the globe.

Markel was founded in 1930.

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