Markel Group (MKL) Competitors

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) and Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGIP) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MKL or SIGIP?

77.1% of Markel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MKL or SIGIP?

Markel Group received 293 more outperform votes than Selective Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 293 60.29%	Underperform Votes 193 39.71%
Selective Insurance Group	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer MKL or SIGIP?

Markel Group presently has a consensus target price of $1,450.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.94%. Given Markel Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Markel Group is more favorable than Selective Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Markel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Selective Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is MKL or SIGIP more profitable?

Markel Group has a net margin of 12.63% compared to Selective Insurance Group's net margin of 0.00%. Markel Group's return on equity of 11.22% beat Selective Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Markel Group	12.63%	11.22%	2.91%
Selective Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to MKL or SIGIP?

In the previous week, Markel Group had 10 more articles in the media than Selective Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Markel Group and 0 mentions for Selective Insurance Group. Markel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Selective Insurance Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Markel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Markel Group	Positive
Selective Insurance Group	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MKL or SIGIP?

Markel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Selective Insurance Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Markel Group	$15.71B	1.19	$2.00B	$146.97	9.77
Selective Insurance Group	$4.23B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Markel Group beats Selective Insurance Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.