MKL vs. TRV, ALL, ACGL, WRB, CINF, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, and AXS
Should you be buying Markel Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Markel Group include Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W.R. Berkley (WRB), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), and Axis Capital (AXS). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry.
Markel Group vs. Its Competitors
Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) are both large-cap property & casualty insurance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 4 more articles in the media than Markel Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Travelers Companies and 23 mentions for Markel Group. Markel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Travelers Companies' score of 1.13 indicating that Markel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Markel Group presently has a consensus target price of $1,727.75, indicating a potential downside of 13.49%. Travelers Companies has a consensus target price of $271.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.73%. Given Travelers Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Travelers Companies is more favorable than Markel Group.
Travelers Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Markel Group. Travelers Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Markel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Markel Group has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Travelers Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Travelers Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Markel Group has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 9.09%. Travelers Companies' return on equity of 16.10% beat Markel Group's return on equity.
Summary
Travelers Companies beats Markel Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKL) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
