Markel Group (MKL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TRV or MKL?

In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 6 more articles in the media than Markel Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Travelers Companies and 13 mentions for Markel Group. Travelers Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Markel Group's score of 0.77 indicating that Travelers Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Travelers Companies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Markel Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TRV or MKL?

Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markel Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRV or MKL more profitable?

Markel Group has a net margin of 17.03% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 10.02%. Travelers Companies' return on equity of 17.69% beat Markel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travelers Companies	10.02%	17.69%	3.50%
Markel Group	17.03%	10.86%	2.86%

Do analysts prefer TRV or MKL?

Travelers Companies currently has a consensus target price of $254.65, suggesting a potential upside of 5.80%. Markel Group has a consensus target price of $1,626.83, suggesting a potential downside of 10.04%. Given Travelers Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Travelers Companies is more favorable than Markel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travelers Companies	4 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Markel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TRV or MKL?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRV or MKL?

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
Travelers Companies	$45.35B	1.20	$2.99B	$19.50	12.34
Markel Group	$15.80B	1.47	$2.00B	$216.78	8.34

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRV or MKL?

Travelers Companies received 287 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.52% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote while only 52.95% of users gave Travelers Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Travelers Companies	Outperform Votes 584 52.95%	Underperform Votes 519 47.05%
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 297 59.52%	Underperform Votes 202 40.48%

Summary

Travelers Companies beats Markel Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.