Free Trial

Markel Group (MKL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Markel Group logo
$1,993.56 +24.17 (+1.23%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$1,994.67 +1.11 (+0.06%)
As of 08/22/2025 04:29 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

About Markel Group Stock (NYSE:MKL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$1,975.20
$2,009.92
50-Day Range
$1,895.91
$2,031.58
52-Week Range
$1,494.00
$2,075.92
Volume
37,991 shs
Average Volume
46,921 shs
Market Capitalization
$25.22 billion
P/E Ratio
11.96
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$1,820.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Markel Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks
71st Percentile Overall Score

MKL MarketRank™: 

Markel Group scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Markel Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Markel Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Markel Group are expected to grow by 9.43% in the coming year, from $96.25 to $105.33 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Markel Group is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Multi-Sector Conglomerates sector average P/E ratio of about 10.23.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Markel Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Markel Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.42% 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 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Markel Group has recently decreased by 11.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Markel Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.42% 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 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Markel Group has recently decreased by 11.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Markel Group has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Multi-Sector Conglomerates companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 40 news articles for Markel Group this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for MKL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Markel Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 1.66% 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.

  • Read more about Markel Group's insider trading history.
Receive MKL Stock News and Ratings via Email

Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Markel Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

MKL Stock News Headlines

FY2026 EPS Estimates for Markel Group Decreased by Analyst
Do Markel Group's (NYSE:MKL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Trump’s betrayal exposed
Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.tc pixel
See More Headlines

MKL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Markel Group's stock was trading at $1,726.23 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MKL shares have increased by 15.5% and is now trading at $1,993.5630.

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The insurance provider reported $25.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $24.74 by $0.72. The firm's revenue was up 24.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
.

Markel Group subsidiaries include these companies: Metromont, Lansing Building Products LLC, VSC Fire & Security Inc., Nephila Capital, State National Companies, Costa Farms, Allsport Insurance Marketing Ltd, and more.

Markel Group's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.23%), Davis Selected Advisers (2.93%), Select Equity Group L.P. (2.66%) and State Street Corp (2.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven A Markel, Thomas Sinnickson Gayner, A Lynne Puckett, Lawrence A Cunningham, Greta J Harris and Morgan E Housel.
View institutional ownership trends
.

Shares of MKL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Markel Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), PayPal (PYPL), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Broadcom (AVGO) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Today
8/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
DIVERSIFIED OPS
Sub-Industry
Property & Casualty Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:MKL
CIK
1096343
Employees
22,000
Year Founded
1930

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$2,025.00
Low Price Target
$1,600.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-8.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$166.74
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.96
Forward P/E Ratio
20.71
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$2.75 billion
Net Margins
13.39%
Pretax Margin
17.93%
Return on Equity
7.18%
Return on Assets
1.88%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.25
Current Ratio
0.59
Quick Ratio
0.59

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.26 billion
Price / Sales
1.55
Cash Flow
$103.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.35
Book Value
$1,370.28 per share
Price / Book
1.45

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
12,652,000
Free Float
12,442,000
Market Cap
$25.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.82

Social Links

A Guide To High-Short-Interest Stocks Cover

MarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for September 2025. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Enter your email address to see which companies made the list.

Get This Free Report

This page (NYSE:MKL) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners