Markel Group (MKL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) is a diversified holding company focused on specialty insurance, reinsurance, investments and industrial businesses. Through its insurance operations, the company provides coverage for risks that may be complex, specialized or underserved by standard insurance markets.

Markel’s insurance offerings include property and casualty coverage, professional liability, marine and energy insurance, workers’ compensation, and other specialty products. Its reinsurance business assumes portions of risk from other insurers. The company serves customers and insurance partners in the United States and international markets through a network of underwriting platforms and subsidiaries.

Founded in 1930, Markel has expanded beyond insurance through Markel Ventures, which owns and operates businesses in industries such as manufacturing, construction, transportation, consumer products and other commercial sectors. The company also manages an investment portfolio as part of its long-term holding-company strategy. Markel Group is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,943.40 to $1,997.98
• 50-Day Range: $1,716.73 to $1,952.22
• 52-Week Range: $1,704.17 to $2,207.59
• Volume: 79,320 shs
• Average Volume: 64,617 shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.86
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2,025.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Markel Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Markel Group scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 684th out of 844 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Markel Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Markel Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Markel Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Markel Group are expected to grow by 12.47% in the coming year, from $109.47 to $123.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 13.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 13.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Markel Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.30% of the float of Markel Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Markel Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Markel Group has recently increased by 1.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Markel Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Markel Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Markel Group has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Markel Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Markel Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Markel Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.08% of the stock of Markel Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.12% of the stock of Markel Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Today: 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MKL
• CIK: 1096343
• Web: www.mklgroup.com
• Phone: (804) 747-0136
• Fax: 804-965-1600
• Employees: 22,900
• Year Founded: 1930

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Markel Group: $2,025.00
• High Price Target: $2,100.00
• Low Price Target: $1,950.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $140.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.11 billion
• Net Margins: 10.44%
• Pretax Margin: 13.78%
• Return on Equity: 7.52%
• Return on Assets: 1.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.54
• Cash Flow: $118.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.40
• Book Value: $1,513.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,230,000
• Free Float: 12,097,000
• Market Cap: $23.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60