MKL vs. ACGL, CINF, AFG, AIG, AXS, BRK.A, BRK.B, CNA, HIG, and L
Should you be buying Markel Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Markel Group include Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), American Financial Group (AFG), American International Group (AIG), Axis Capital (AXS), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), CNA Financial (CNA), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), and Loews (L).
Markel Group vs. Its Competitors
Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap property & casualty insurance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Markel Group currently has a consensus price target of $1,820.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.98%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus price target of $111.27, suggesting a potential upside of 20.65%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Markel Group.
77.1% of Markel Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Markel Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Markel Group's net margin of 13.39%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat Markel Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 10 more articles in the media than Markel Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 15 mentions for Markel Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Markel Group's score of 1.19 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Markel Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Markel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Arch Capital Group beats Markel Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKL) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff