Markel Group Inc. (MKL)Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Glen Allen, United States | NYSE
1,818.69 USD
+12.87
(0.713%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1,818.69 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT
Markel presents a compelling long-term value proposition that is currently being punished by short-term technical weakness. The business is generating robust revenue growth of nearly thirteen percent and earnings expansion exceeding eighty-six percent, all while trading at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of just under ten. The nine-year price trajectory confirms a massive cumulative gain of one hundred fourteen percent, with the latest annual return remaining strongly positive. However, the stock is currently trading below its fifty-day and two-hundred-day moving averages, indicating a temporary loss of momentum. Furthermore, the absence of a dividend payout over the last five years limits income appeal, and the balance sheet carries elevated leverage relative to equity. While the underwriting narrative faces headwinds from credit-loss charges, the deep valuation and strong operational metrics suggest a solid buy-and-hold case for patient investors, even if the chart looks flat to bearish in the immediate weeks ahead. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.072014 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.072487 |
| MSTL | 0.076711 |
| AutoTheta | 0.089321 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 4.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.493 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.79 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 22.432 |
| Revenue per Share | 1324.696 |
| Market Cap | 22,533,492,736 |
| Trailing P/E | 9.97 |
| Forward P/E | 16.10 |
| Beta | 0.66 |
| Profit Margins | 13.77% |
| Previous Name | Markel Corporation |
| Website | https://www.mklgroup.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery with significant call interest clustering at the 1940 and 2000 strikes for the near term, while longer-dated calls target 2060 to 2200. Put buying is concentrated at the 1700 to 1740 level, establishing a defensive floor. Implied volatility remains subdued across expirations, suggesting a lack of immediate fear despite the recent price weakness.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.072992444 |
| Address1 | 4,521 Highwoods Parkway |
| All Time High | 2,207.59 |
| All Time Low | 9.125 |
| Ask | 1,847.0 |
| Ask Size | 50 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.3 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 58,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 69,635 |
| Average Volume | 69,635 |
| Average Volume10Days | 58,400 |
| Beta | 0.658 |
| Bid | 1,791.0 |
| Bid Size | 20 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 1,531.531 |
| City | Glen Allen |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1,818.69 |
| Current Ratio | 3.151 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 1,823.94 |
| Day Low | 1,807.815 |
| Debt To Equity | 22.432 |
| Display Name | Markel |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,418,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,418,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.868 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.779 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 3,428,581,120 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20659 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.303 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.302 |
| Enterprise Value | 21,610,526,720 |
| Eps Current Year | 94.08 |
| Eps Forward | 112.93667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 182.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1,901.2556 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -82.565674 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.04342692 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -7.2992444 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2,207.59 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -388.90015 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.17616501 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1,719.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 99.27991 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.05774068 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1,719.41 - 2207.59 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 534,781,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 12,057,164 |
| Forward Eps | 112.93667 |
| Forward P E | 16.103626 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,715,150,720 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 22,900 |
| Fullday Change | 12.87 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.712695 |
| Fullday Price | 1,818.69 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.51928 |
| Gross Profits | 8,618,180,608 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01449 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.80515 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 12,389,958 |
| Industry | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Industry Disp | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Industry Key | insurance-property-casualty |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=104364&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Markel Group Inc. engages in the insurance business in the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Germany, rest of the European Union, Canada, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Markel Insurance, Industrial, Financial, and Consumer and Other segments. The company offers general and professional liability, specialty programs, workers' compensation, and marine and energy insurance; personal lines insurance, such as property coverage for homeowners; property insurance coverages, including fire, windstorm, hail, water damage, and catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind; and credit and surety products. It also distributes exterior building products, such as siding, windows, doors, roofing, and gutters; invests in asset and wealth management companies; engages in the homebuilding of single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums; designs and provides leather handbags and accessories; owns and operates manufactured housing communities; and sponsors teachers for placement. In addition, the company offers structural and architectural precast concrete; ornamental plants; industrial bakery equipment; over-the-road car-hauling equipment, such as trailers; cutter suction and auger dredges; and laminated oak and composite flooring for trailers. Further, it provides fire protection, life safety, and low-voltage solutions; heavy lift crawler cranes; erosion control and stormwater management; gas containment and transportation equipment; wall panel systems and dorm room furniture; insurance-linked securities investment and insurance management; equipment leasing; fronting and automobile collateral protection coverage; information technology consulting; data collection and pricing intelligence solutions; and concierge healthcare membership services. The company was formerly known as Markel Corporation and changed its name to Markel Group Inc. in May 2023. Markel Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. |
| Long Name | Markel Group Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 22,533,492,736 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_286393 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,282,089,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 22,374,033,955 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 1,815.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,325,448,960 |
| Operating Margins | 0.30087999 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.68 |
| Phone | 804 747 0136 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 1,818.69 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Prev Name | Markel Corporation |
| Previous Close | 1,805.82 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.331312 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.187498 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3577298 |
| Profit Margins | 0.13766 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.029 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.28571 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 12.87 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.712695 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1,823.94 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1,807.815 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1,807.815 - 1823.94 |
| Regular Market Open | 1,815.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1,805.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 1,818.69 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 59,548 |
| Return On Assets | 0.027999999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.124639995 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.127 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1,324.696 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 12,389,958 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.019 |
| Shares Short | 234,969 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 296,082 |
| Short Name | Markel Group Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.019199999 |
| Short Ratio | 3.69 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | MKL |
| Target High Price | 2,107.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1,671.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 1,956.3334 |
| Target Median Price | 1,955.0 |
| Total Cash | 5,756,642,816 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 464.622 |
| Total Debt | 4,367,739,904 |
| Total Revenue | 16,596,448,256 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 182.41 |
| Trailing P E | 9.970341 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.6762 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1,966.1611 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -147.47119 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07500463 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 59,548 |
| Website | https://www.mklgroup.com |
| Zip | 23,060-6148 |