Markel Group FY2026 EPS Estimate Decreased by Zacks Research

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Markel Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $103.38 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $104.19. The consensus estimate for Markel Group’s current full-year earnings is $96.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Markel Group’s FY2027 earnings at $114.94 EPS.

Separately, Argus raised shares of Markel Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,820.33.

Markel Group Stock Up 1.2%

NYSE:MKL opened at $1,993.5630 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $1,976.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,902.47. The company has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion, a PE ratio of 11.96 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. Markel Group has a 1-year low of $1,494.00 and a 1-year high of $2,075.92.

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The insurance provider reported $25.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $24.74 by $0.72. The firm had revenue of $4.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.96 billion. Markel Group had a net margin of 13.39% and a return on equity of 7.18%. The company’s revenue was up 24.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $18.62 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Markel Group

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MKL. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,167,813 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,332,543,000 after acquiring an additional 9,303 shares during the last quarter. Davis Selected Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Davis Selected Advisers now owns 371,469 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $694,502,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 75.9% during the 2nd quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 336,369 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $671,850,000 after acquiring an additional 145,146 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 204,702 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $408,364,000 after acquiring an additional 1,383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 146,076 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $273,105,000 after acquiring an additional 24,487 shares during the last quarter. 77.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Markel Group

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.