Markel Corporation (MKL)

US — Financial Services Sector
Peers: CINF  WRB  L  HBAN  SHG  TROW  RF 

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol MKL
  • Rev/Share 1280.5246
  • Book/Share 1407.2712
  • PB 1.3808
  • Debt/Equity 0.0
  • CurrentRatio 0.0
  • ROIC 0.0825

 

  • MktCap 23827764640.0
  • FreeCF/Share 161.3073
  • PFCF 11.634
  • PE 10.7087
  • Debt/Assets 0.0
  • DivYield 0
  • ROE 0.1306

 

  • Rating A-
  • Score 4
  • Recommendation Buy
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade MKL Argus Hold Buy -- -- May 30, 2025

News

Prediction: This Incredible Stock Could Be Worth $5,000 Per Share by 2030
MKL
Published: February 17, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Markel (MKL -1.52%) is often thought of as an earlier-stage version of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.33%) (BRK.B -0.19%), but it hasn't exactly been doing as well as the Warren Buffett-led conglomerate recently. In this video, Matt Frankel, CFP®, discusses why that could change soon.

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Markel Group: A Face-Off Between Long And Short-Term Strategy
MKL
Published: February 11, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Markel Group, led by CEO Tom Gayner, operates three profit engines: insurance, investments, and control investments through Markel Ventures, mirroring Berkshire Hathaway's system. The company's strong culture, built on trust and long-term relationships, attracts the right employees, shareholders, and business partners, crucial for sustained success. Activist investor JANA Partners' involvement and the ensuing business review may threaten Markel Ventures' stability and long-term strategy, potentially harming its competitive edge.

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About Markel Corporation (MKL)

  • IPO Date 1986-12-12
  • Website https://www.markel.com
  • Industry Insurance - Property & Casualty
  • CEO Thomas Sinnickson Gayner
  • Employees 22000
Markel Corporation, a diverse financial holding company, markets and underwrites specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Its Insurance segment offers general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance products; and property coverages that include fire, allied lines, and other specialized property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind. This segment also offers credit and surety products, and collateral protection insurance products. The company's Reinsurance segment offers transaction, healthcare, and environmental impairment liability; and specialty treaty reinsurance products comprising structured and whole turnover credit, political risk, mortgage and contract, and commercial surety reinsurance programs. Its Markel Ventures segment provides equipment used in baking systems and food processing; portable dredges; over-the-road car haulers and transportation equipment; and laminated oak and composite wood flooring, tube and tank trailers, as well as ornamental plants and residential homes, handbags, and architectural products. This segment also provides consulting, and other types of services to businesses and consumers, including distribution of exterior building products, crane rental, fire protection, and life safety services, management and technology consulting, and retail intelligence services. The company's Other segment provides healthcare, leasing and investment services, as well as operates as an insurance and investment fund manager offering a range of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, and weather derivatives; and program services. it also manages funds with third parties. Markel Corporation was founded in 1930 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.