NYSE:MKL - Markel Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Markel Co. (NYSE:MKL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 24th. The insurance provider reported $11.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $8.71 by $2.68. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. Markel had a net margin of 4.19% and a return on equity of 1.47%. View Markel's Earnings History.

Markel is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Markel.

5 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Markel's stock. Their predictions range from $1,200.00 to $1,250.00. On average, they anticipate Markel's share price to reach $1,216.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Markel.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Markel in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media coverage about MKL stock has trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Markel earned a media sentiment score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 45.30 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Markel's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.96%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (2.06%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.61%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.47%), Lincoln Capital LLC (0.10%) and Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN (0.08%). Company insiders that own Markel stock include Alan I Kirshner, Anne G Waleski, Anthony F Markel, Bradley James Kiscaden, F Michael Crowley, 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 Confluence Investment Management LLC, DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Menlo Advisors LLC, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Lincoln Capital LLC, Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Markel company stock in the last year include Alan I Kirshner, Anne G Waleski, Anthony F Markel, Bradley James Kiscaden, F Michael Crowley, Nora N Crouch, Richard R Whitt III and Steven A Markel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Markel.

MKL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Baillie Gifford & Co., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Markel stock in the last two years include 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MKL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,132.47.

Markel has a market capitalization of $15.69 billion and generates $6.06 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $395.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.62 on an earnings per share basis. Markel employs 15,600 workers across the globe.

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