How to buy Markel Corporation stock (MKL)

Markel Corporation is an insurance - property & casualty business based in the US. Markel Corporation shares (MKL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $1,700.27 – a decrease of 2.05% over the previous week. Markel Corporation employs 21,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $17.4 billion.

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Markel Corporation stock price (NYSE: MKL)

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Markel Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$1,700.27
52-week range	$1,342.66 - $1,809.11
50-day moving average more info button	$1,656.05
200-day moving average more info button	$1,578.98
Wall St. target price	$1,660.17
PE ratio more info button	7.7399
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$216.73

Is it a good time to buy Markel Corporation stock?

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Markel Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $1677.46 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-3.36%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-0.98%
3 months (2024-09-20)	6.80%
6 months (2024-06-20)	6.81%

1 year (2023-12-20)	21.09%
2 years (2022-12-20)	32.14%
3 years (2021-12-20)	40.70%
5 years (2019-12-20)	47.36%

Is Markel Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Markel Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Markel Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Markel Corporation's P/E ratio

Markel Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Markel Corporation shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Markel Corporation's PEG ratio

Markel Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.2007. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Markel Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Markel Corporation's EBITDA

Markel Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Markel Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Markel Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$17.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	29.74%
Gross profit TTM	$4.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.62%
Return on equity TTM	19.14%
Profit margin	17.03%
Book value	$1,274.34
Market Capitalization more info button	$21.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Markel Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Markel Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Markel Corporation's shares ever split?

Markel Corporation's shares were split on a 6:5 basis on 10 September 1989 . So if you had owned 5 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 6 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Markel Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 16.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Markel Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Markel Corporation's share price.

Markel Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Markel Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1342.66 up to $1809.11. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Markel Corporation's is 0.735. This would suggest that Markel Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Markel Corporation overview

Markel Group Inc. , a diverse holding company, engages in marketing and underwriting specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The company 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. It also offers credit and surety products, and collateral protection insurance products. In addition, the company offers transaction, directors and officers, and healthcare liability reinsurance; and specialty treaty reinsurance products comprising credit and surety, workers' compensation, marine and energy, public entity, mortgage default, aviation and space, agriculture, and discrete political violence and national terror pools. Further, it provides construction services, consumer and building products, transportation-related products, consulting services, and equipment manufacturing products, as well as healthcare, leasing, and investment services. Additionally, the company operates as an insurance and investment fund manager offering a range of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, traditional reinsurance contracts, industry loss warranties and other financial instruments; and program services.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Markel Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.984% of Markel Corporation shares are held by insiders and 78.876% by institutions. How many people work for Markel Corporation?
Latest data suggests 21,600 work at Markel Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Markel Corporation?
Markel Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Markel Corporation based?
Markel Corporation's address is: 4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, VA, United States, 23060-6148 What is Markel Corporation's ISIN number?
Markel Corporation's international securities identification number is: US5705351048 What is Markel Corporation's CUSIP number?
Markel Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 570535104