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NYSE · MKL

Markel Corporation

Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

$1,785.24

Down-$8.91 (-0.50%)

Updated Sep 18, 2026, 10:04 PM

SID Score

5.2/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
26.77B
P/E ratio
10.69
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$1,719.41 – $2,207.59
Volume
69.44K
Avg. volume
43.97K

Price performance

MKL price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

MKL closed at $1,785.24 after 20 trading sessions, down 0.17% for the selected period.

Last close
$1,785.24
Period change
-0.17%
Period low
$1,781.71
Period high
$1,842.98
Daily close
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MKL OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 17, 2026$1,800.00$1,800.00$1,781.24$1,785.2469.44K
Sep 16, 2026$1,791.24$1,800.00$1,778.14$1,787.6546.37K
Sep 15, 2026$1,798.46$1,801.07$1,779.575$1,791.9847.1K
Sep 14, 2026$1,795.11$1,807.00$1,788.604$1,798.4648.92K
Sep 11, 2026$1,793.00$1,793.39$1,769.43$1,784.1847.05K
Sep 10, 2026$1,798.44$1,803.60$1,767.5975$1,781.7160.11K
Sep 9, 2026$1,782.29$1,788.295$1,773.00$1,785.7460.52K
Sep 8, 2026$1,803.01$1,812.99$1,785.00$1,785.7157.98K
Sep 4, 2026$1,826.91$1,843.14$1,826.00$1,826.7258.67K
Sep 3, 2026$1,835.00$1,849.105$1,827.35$1,842.9855.25K
Sep 2, 2026$1,817.02$1,841.23$1,800.50$1,816.0674.42K
Sep 1, 2026$1,808.28$1,819.9999$1,793.025$1,797.2873.2K
Aug 31, 2026$1,810.31$1,813.69$1,798.00$1,802.9189.12K
Aug 28, 2026$1,815.00$1,824.03$1,807.15$1,818.6959.55K
Aug 27, 2026$1,832.90$1,832.90$1,791.0001$1,805.8262.15K
Aug 26, 2026$1,809.00$1,831.03$1,808.9301$1,815.5755.63K
Aug 25, 2026$1,818.67$1,820.17$1,802.99$1,808.9055.05K
Aug 24, 2026$1,794.64$1,820.75$1,794.64$1,817.3057.1K
Aug 21, 2026$1,792.71$1,802.56$1,785.88$1,795.6277.64K
Aug 20, 2026$1,790.00$1,798.8099$1,783.00$1,788.2969.63K

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Company profile

Markel's primary business is property and casualty insurance. The company focuses primarily on specialty lines, ranging from areas such as executive liability to commercial equine insurance. The acquisition of Alterra in 2013 added substantial reinsurance operations, which now account for a little over 10% of premiums. The company uses capital generated by its insurance operations to buy noninsurance operations in diverse areas, such as bakery equipment manufacturing and residential homebuilding.

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Average target
$1,558.33
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MKL recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Apr 30, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold
Feb 6, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold
Feb 7, 2025RBC CapitalSector Perform
Dec 2, 2024TD CowenHold
Nov 1, 2024RBC CapitalSector Perform
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Yahoo · Sep 8, 2026

Markel Chairman Steve Markel to Retire and Will Be Succeeded by Tom Gayner

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) today announced that Steve Markel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, informed the Board on Thursday, September 3, 2026 that after more than 50 years of distinguished service to Markel, he will retire as Chairman and will not seek re-election to the Board at Markel's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Effective today, the Board has appointed Chief Executive Officer Tom Gayner to the additional role of Chairman, succeeding Mr. Markel. Michael O'Reilly, Markel Boar

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