Markel Group (MKL) Competitors $1,908.02 -20.69 (-1.07%) As of 03:01 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MKL vs. ACGL, CINF, AFG, AXS, BRK.A, BRK.B, CNA, HIG, L, and THGShould 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), Axis Capital (AXS), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), CNA Financial (CNA), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), Loews (L), and The Hanover Insurance Group (THG). Markel Group vs. Its Competitors Arch Capital Group Cincinnati Financial American Financial Group Axis Capital Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway CNA Financial The Hartford Insurance Group Loews The Hanover Insurance Group Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap property & casualty insurance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Is MKL or ACGL more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Markel Group13.39% 7.18% 1.88% Arch Capital Group 19.49%15.33%4.33% Does the media prefer MKL or ACGL? In the previous week, Markel Group and Markel Group both had 20 articles in the media. Markel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Arch Capital Group's score of 0.94 indicating that Markel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Markel Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arch Capital Group 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate MKL or ACGL? Markel Group currently has a consensus price target of $1,820.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.55%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus price target of $109.36, suggesting a potential upside of 22.01%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Markel Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Markel Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Arch Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MKL or ACGL? 77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MKL or ACGL? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarkel Group$16.62B1.45$2.75B$166.7411.44Arch Capital Group$18.56B1.80$4.31B$9.699.25 Which has more risk & volatility, MKL or ACGL? Markel Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryArch Capital Group beats Markel Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Markel Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MKL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MKL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarkel GroupDIVERSIFIED OPS IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.13B$16.26B$14.91B$21.32BDividend YieldN/A3.72%3.55%3.52%P/E Ratio11.4411.869.9129.10Price / Sales1.458.406.9582.36Price / Cash18.8349.1445.7624.47Price / Book1.502.712.374.51Net Income$2.75B$952.28M$922.91M$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.93%-2.56%-1.89%-1.51%1 Month Performance-3.65%11.32%9.90%1.81%1 Year Performance22.49%9.98%7.64%13.44% Markel Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKLMarkel Group3.2294 of 5 stars$1,908.02-1.1%$1,820.33-4.6%+22.7%$24.13B$16.62B11.4422,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionACGLArch Capital Group4.8944 of 5 stars$88.03-0.4%$109.36+24.2%-19.9%$32.85B$18.56B9.087,200CINFCincinnati Financial4.7667 of 5 stars$154.69-0.9%$159.40+3.0%+13.5%$24.19B$11.34B13.425,624Positive NewsEx-DividendAFGAmerican Financial Group4.2105 of 5 stars$142.47+0.8%$136.75-4.0%+6.4%$11.88B$8.32B15.668,700AXSAxis Capital4.6793 of 5 stars$95.13-0.2%$111.43+17.1%+21.9%$7.44B$5.96B9.151,876BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.7078 of 5 stars$741,660.38+0.2%N/A+9.0%$1.07T$371.43B16.94372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway2.0784 of 5 stars$493.95+0.2%$575.00+16.4%+9.3%$1.07T$371.43B16.93392,400CNACNA Financial3.9767 of 5 stars$46.13+1.4%$50.50+9.5%-5.7%$12.48B$14.27B14.376,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHIGThe Hartford Insurance Group4.724 of 5 stars$130.77-0.1%$138.00+5.5%+13.4%$36.77B$26.54B11.8619,100Positive NewsLLoews1.0969 of 5 stars$97.35+0.7%N/A+27.0%$20.19B$17.51B15.4813,000THGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.8434 of 5 stars$176.02+0.7%$185.13+5.2%+17.6%$6.30B$6.24B11.594,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACGL Alternatives CINF Alternatives AFG Alternatives AXS Alternatives BRK.A Alternatives BRK.B Alternatives CNA Alternatives HIG Alternatives L Alternatives THG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MKL) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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