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$1,957.01 +6.53 (+0.33%)
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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.

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)
2.25
Arch Capital Group
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

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.

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%

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Markel Group
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Arch Capital Group
23 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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 Ratio
Markel Group$16.62B1.49$2.75B$166.7411.74
Arch Capital Group$17.44B1.97$4.31B$9.699.52

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Markel Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MKL vs. The Competition

MetricMarkel GroupDIVERSIFIED OPS IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$24.68B$15.79B$14.50B$21.26B
Dividend YieldN/A4.07%3.85%3.52%
P/E Ratio11.7411.669.7129.40
Price / Sales1.497.055.8249.02
Price / Cash18.9546.2143.2924.13
Price / Book1.542.662.334.54
Net Income$2.75B$951.86M$922.56M$999.70M
7 Day Performance-0.13%-0.09%0.02%0.08%
1 Month Performance0.97%3.80%2.76%5.22%
1 Year Performance25.58%2.82%1.35%15.24%

Markel Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MKL
Markel Group
2.8213 of 5 stars
$1,957.01
+0.3%
$1,820.33
-7.0%
+24.9%$24.68B$16.62B11.7422,000
ACGL
Arch Capital Group
4.7789 of 5 stars
$91.53
+0.4%
$111.27
+21.6%
-18.6%$34.16B$18.56B9.457,200Positive News
Short Interest ↑
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
4.5331 of 5 stars
$153.60
+0.1%
$159.40
+3.8%
+12.6%$24.02B$11.34B13.325,624Positive News
AFG
American Financial Group
4.4897 of 5 stars
$135.88
-0.5%
$136.75
+0.6%
+4.6%$11.33B$8.32B14.938,700Positive News
AIG
American International Group
4.9566 of 5 stars
$81.37
-0.3%
$88.27
+8.5%
+6.5%$45.08B$27.74B15.4122,200Positive News
AXS
Axis Capital
4.7336 of 5 stars
$98.47
-0.2%
$111.43
+13.2%
+26.3%$7.70B$5.96B9.471,876Positive News
Analyst Revision
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.8179 of 5 stars
$754,549.47
+0.7%
N/A+5.9%$1.09T$371.43B17.24372,000
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
1.8088 of 5 stars
$503.04
+0.6%
$575.00
+14.3%
+6.0%$1.09T$371.43B17.25392,400
CNA
CNA Financial
3.9384 of 5 stars
$49.48
+0.8%
$50.50
+2.1%
-5.8%$13.39B$14.27B15.416,500Positive News
Insider Trade
HIG
The Hartford Insurance Group
4.6486 of 5 stars
$132.31
+0.1%
$137.64
+4.0%
+16.1%$37.20B$26.54B12.0019,100Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
L
Loews
2.0951 of 5 stars
$96.82
+0.3%
N/A+19.0%$20.08B$17.51B15.3913,000Positive News

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