Markel Group (MKL) Competitors

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is MKL or TRV more profitable?

Markel Group has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 10.77%. Travelers Companies' return on equity of 19.06% beat Markel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Markel Group	16.34%	7.55%	1.99%
Travelers Companies	10.77%	19.06%	3.83%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MKL or TRV?

Travelers Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Markel Group. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travelers Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Markel Group	$16.75B	1.43	$2.64B	$199.04	9.40
Travelers Companies	$46.43B	1.28	$5.00B	$21.47	12.25

Which has more volatility & risk, MKL or TRV?

Markel Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MKL or TRV?

Travelers Companies received 290 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.24% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote while only 52.83% of users gave Travelers Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 298 59.24%	Underperform Votes 205 40.76%
Travelers Companies	Outperform Votes 588 52.83%	Underperform Votes 525 47.17%

Do analysts prefer MKL or TRV?

Markel Group currently has a consensus target price of $1,702.20, suggesting a potential downside of 9.02%. Travelers Companies has a consensus target price of $260.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.11%. Given Travelers Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Travelers Companies is more favorable than Markel 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
Travelers Companies	4 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Does the media refer more to MKL or TRV?

In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 19 more articles in the media than Markel Group. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Travelers Companies and 21 mentions for Markel Group. Markel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Travelers Companies' score of 1.28 indicating that Markel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Markel Group	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Travelers Companies	33 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MKL or TRV?

77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Travelers Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Travelers Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Travelers Companies beats Markel Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.