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$2,024.79 +21.34 (+1.07%)
Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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MKL vs. ACGL, CINF, AIG, AXS, BRK.A, BRK.B, CNA, HIG, L, and THG

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 International Group (AIG), 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

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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

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$16.62B1.55$2.75B$135.6914.92
Arch Capital Group$17.64B1.89$4.31B$9.769.11

Markel Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% 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.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to Markel Group's net margin of 11.66%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.79% beat Markel Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Markel Group11.66% 7.48% 1.95%
Arch Capital Group 20.72%15.79%4.54%

Markel Group currently has a consensus target price of $1,820.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.10%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus target price of $113.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. 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)
2.25
Arch Capital Group
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

In the previous week, Markel Group had 2 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Markel Group and 21 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Markel Group's score of 1.00 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
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Arch Capital Group
16 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Markel Group on 12 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$25.41B$16.19B$14.85B$21.10B
Dividend YieldN/A4.18%3.95%3.59%
P/E Ratio14.928.897.5528.44
Price / Sales1.554.854.0458.65
Price / Cash19.4633.6532.2722.92
Price / Book1.592.352.074.69
Net Income$2.75B$951.84M$922.55M$995.51M
7 Day Performance-0.33%2.28%2.51%1.65%
1 Month Performance1.38%6.26%4.95%4.54%
1 Year Performance25.49%3.15%1.85%9.99%

Markel Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MKL
Markel Group
3.1589 of 5 stars
$2,024.79
+1.1%
$1,820.33
-10.1%
+28.9%$25.41B$16.62B14.9222,000News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ACGL
Arch Capital Group
4.9473 of 5 stars
$87.55
-0.9%
$113.60
+29.8%
-5.9%$32.81B$17.44B8.977,200News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
4.6055 of 5 stars
$149.00
-1.1%
$155.25
+4.2%
+24.2%$23.29B$10.97B16.255,624Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
AIG
American International Group
4.8081 of 5 stars
$80.81
-0.5%
$88.12
+9.0%
+6.5%$46.57B$27.25B-30.3822,200Positive News
AXS
Axis Capital
4.3804 of 5 stars
$96.24
-0.9%
$108.25
+12.5%
+35.9%$7.57B$5.96B9.551,876News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.4328 of 5 stars
$711,632.08
+0.1%
N/A+11.8%$1.02T$371.43B12.64372,000
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
0.5028 of 5 stars
$474.39
+0.1%
$520.00
+9.6%
+11.7%$1.02T$371.43B12.64392,400
CNA
CNA Financial
3.9865 of 5 stars
$43.69
-1.3%
$50.50
+15.6%
-7.0%$11.82B$14.27B13.326,500News Coverage
Positive News
HIG
The Hartford Insurance Group
4.7501 of 5 stars
$121.39
-1.2%
$133.67
+10.1%
+20.6%$34.49B$26.54B12.1019,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
L
Loews
3.6979 of 5 stars
$91.25
-1.2%
$112.00
+22.7%
+17.0%$19.13B$17.51B14.9813,000Positive News
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
3.4977 of 5 stars
$164.48
-0.6%
$181.38
+10.3%
+27.5%$5.91B$6.24B13.704,900News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings

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