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Markel Corporation

Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

$1,869.82

Up+$2.63 (+0.14%)

Updated Oct 31, 2026, 11:22 AM

SID Score

6.0/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
26.77B
P/E ratio
10.69
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$1,704.17 – $2,207.59
Volume
65.73K
Avg. volume
43.97K

Price performance · MKL

MKL price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

MKL closed at $1,869.82 after 21 trading sessions, up 7.64% for the selected period.

Last close
$1,869.82
Period change
+7.64%
Period low
$1,726.58
Period high
$1,905.39
Daily close
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MKL OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$1,895.89$1,899.98$1,861.98$1,869.8265.73K
Oct 29, 2026$1,873.74$1,902.166$1,838.20$1,867.1962.97K
Oct 28, 2026$1,856.01$1,863.1599$1,837.82$1,844.7661.59K
Oct 27, 2026$1,866.08$1,873.0699$1,855.65$1,858.6249.97K
Oct 26, 2026$1,879.34$1,899.3194$1,874.00$1,874.0057.5K
Oct 23, 2026$1,900.00$1,908.10$1,866.60$1,870.0965.75K
Oct 22, 2026$1,878.41$1,909.28$1,872.745$1,905.3953.14K
Oct 21, 2026$1,885.06$1,891.00$1,866.51$1,871.9461.67K
Oct 20, 2026$1,862.59$1,884.68$1,856.00$1,884.1058.14K
Oct 19, 2026$1,843.30$1,863.36$1,843.30$1,855.8467.16K
Oct 16, 2026$1,838.03$1,858.625$1,832.525$1,850.13100.85K
Oct 15, 2026$1,818.18$1,849.00$1,813.6901$1,824.5456.19K
Oct 14, 2026$1,789.27$1,797.73$1,771.33$1,797.1047.29K
Oct 13, 2026$1,801.47$1,803.22$1,785.00$1,789.2750.77K
Oct 12, 2026$1,770.00$1,793.95$1,767.63$1,790.3258.64K
Oct 9, 2026$1,764.83$1,773.57$1,759.02$1,760.7457.06K
Oct 8, 2026$1,725.63$1,778.67$1,722.0825$1,767.8268.99K
Oct 7, 2026$1,722.70$1,736.025$1,720.7101$1,728.2087.23K
Oct 6, 2026$1,730.13$1,749.18$1,720.05$1,738.3396K
Oct 5, 2026$1,745.53$1,749.39$1,722.83$1,726.58120.29K
Oct 2, 2026$1,728.13$1,739.16$1,717.37$1,737.1891.1K

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MKL research

Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

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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Consensus
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Average target
$1,558.33
Implied upside
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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 · Oct 23, 2026

What Markel Group (MKL)'s Contractors Insurance Launch Means For Shareholders

Markel Insurance, part of Markel Group, has launched a Contractors & Trades sector that bundles casualty, property and specialist coverages for a wide range of construction related businesses, with optional add ons for pollution, professional liability, equipment and business interruption. The partnership with ARAG Legal Solutions Inc. adds legal and risk management support on top of the core insurance package, which meaningfully deepens Markel Group’s service offering for brokers and...

Yahoo · Oct 21, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B): Is BNSF Still a Strong Home for Reinvested Capital?

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) owns a railroad benefiting from tighter trucking capacity and stronger freight volumes. First-half 2026 earnings at Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC rose 9.5% to $2.94 billion. The investment question is how much cash survives the spending needed to keep that network competitive. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) carries a 23x forward P/E […]

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