Markel Group Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Markel Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $21.72 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $23.13. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $24.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $31.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $30.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $18.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $22.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $102.37 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Markel Group from $1,750.00 to $2,025.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Markel Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, TD Cowen cut Markel Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $1,986.00 to $1,836.00 in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,685.17.

Markel Group Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of MKL opened at $1,868.10 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.39 and a beta of 0.78. Markel Group has a 1 year low of $1,417.65 and a 1 year high of $2,063.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,817.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,693.61.

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The insurance provider reported $20.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $20.66 by ($0.15). Markel Group had a net margin of 16.34% and a return on equity of 7.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Steven A. Markel sold 800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,856.80, for a total value of $1,485,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 64,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $120,446,902.40. This represents a 1.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Thomas Sinnickson Gayner bought 100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $2,008.01 per share, for a total transaction of $200,801.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 48,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $98,282,049.45. This trade represents a 0.20 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,034 shares of company stock valued at $3,778,952. Insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. abrdn plc grew its stake in Markel Group by 38.4% in the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 2,671 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $4,190,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. acquired a new stake in Markel Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $271,000. Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its holdings in Markel Group by 3.2% in the third quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 259 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR increased its position in shares of Markel Group by 7.5% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 600 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $941,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 9,641 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $15,123,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. 77.12% of the stock is currently 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.