Markel Group Inc. $MKL Holdings Lifted by Trust Co. of Vermont

Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL) by 18.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 731 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Markel Group were worth $1,460,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Markel Group in the 1st quarter worth about $115,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 12.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 62 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $116,000 after acquiring an additional 7 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Markel Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $372,000. Check Capital Management Inc. CA boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 2.5% in the first quarter. Check Capital Management Inc. CA now owns 79,086 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $147,860,000 after acquiring an additional 1,921 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Values Added Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Markel Group by 42.0% in the first quarter. Values Added Financial LLC now owns 1,511 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after acquiring an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.12% of the company’s stock.

Markel Group Trading Down 1.3%

Markel Group stock opened at $1,886.29 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,946.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,910.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.86 billion, a PE ratio of 11.31 and a beta of 0.78. Markel Group Inc. has a 12-month low of $1,521.25 and a 12-month high of $2,075.92.

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The insurance provider reported $25.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $24.74 by $0.72. The business had revenue of $4.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.96 billion. Markel Group had a net margin of 13.39% and a return on equity of 7.18%. The business’s revenue was up 24.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $18.62 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Markel Group Inc. will post 96.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Markel Group Company Profile

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.