Markel Group Inc (NYSE: MKL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 8.18x compared to its average ratio. MKL has 36-month beta value of 0.78. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MKL is 12.61M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.18% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MKL on January 20, 2025 was 53.32K shares.
MKL) stock’s latest price update
Markel Group Inc (NYSE: MKL)’s stock price has soared by 0.28 in relation to previous closing price of 1769.04. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 6.86% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-16 that MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has announced the appointment of Scott Jordan as Claims Manager, Casualty – Australia. Scott joins Markel after more than 12 years at Chubb, where he was most recently Team Leader of Casualty Claims.
MKL’s Market Performance
Markel Group Inc (MKL) has experienced a 6.86% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 2.87% rise in the past month, and a 12.64% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.78%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.80% for MKL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.06% for MKL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 10.85% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MKL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MKL stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for MKL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for MKL in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $1836 based on the research report published on December 02, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MKL reach a price target of $1986. The rating they have provided for MKL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 09th, 2024.
Janney gave a rating of “Neutral” to MKL, setting the target price at $1600 in the report published on March 15th of the previous year.
MKL Trading at 3.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MKL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.78%, as shares surge +3.74% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.42% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MKL rose by +6.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1,721.41. In addition, Markel Group Inc saw 2.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MKL starting from GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON, who purchase 100 shares at the price of $1549.72 back on Nov 01 ’24. After this action, GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON now owns 48,890 shares of Markel Group Inc, valued at $154,972 using the latest closing price.
Cunningham Lawrence A, the Director of Markel Group Inc, purchase 20 shares at $1512.50 during a trade that took place back on Aug 05 ’24, which means that Cunningham Lawrence A is holding 743 shares at $30,250 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MKL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 1.03 for the gross margin
The net margin for Markel Group Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 18.60, with 6.44 for asset returns.
Based on Markel Group Inc (MKL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.67. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.93 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.75.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Markel Group Inc (MKL) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
