Markel Group (MKL) Competitors

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) and Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRV or MKL?

Travelers Companies received 295 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.24% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote while only 52.80% of users gave Travelers Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Travelers Companies	Outperform Votes 593 52.80%	Underperform Votes 530 47.20%
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 298 59.24%	Underperform Votes 205 40.76%

Does the media favor TRV or MKL?

In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 15 more articles in the media than Markel Group. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Travelers Companies and 24 mentions for Markel Group. Travelers Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Markel Group's score of 1.17 indicating that Travelers Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Travelers Companies	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Markel Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRV or MKL?

82.4% of Travelers Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Markel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Travelers Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Markel Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TRV or MKL?

Travelers Companies currently has a consensus price target of $267.32, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. Markel Group has a consensus price target of $1,702.20, indicating a potential downside of 6.83%. Given Travelers Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Travelers Companies is more favorable than Markel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travelers Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Markel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Is TRV or MKL more profitable?

Markel Group has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 10.77%. Travelers Companies' return on equity of 19.06% beat Markel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travelers Companies	10.77%	19.06%	3.83%
Markel Group	16.34%	7.55%	1.99%

Which has more volatility and risk, TRV or MKL?

Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markel Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TRV or MKL?

Travelers Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Markel Group. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travelers Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Travelers Companies	$47.01B	1.26	$5.00B	$18.37	14.25
Markel Group	$16.75B	1.39	$2.64B	$135.69	13.46

Summary

Travelers Companies beats Markel Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.