Fund Advisors of America Inc FL Invests $1.53 Million in Markel Group Inc. $MKL

Fund Advisors of America Inc FL acquired a new position in Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 785 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,533,000. Markel Group accounts for approximately 1.4% of Fund Advisors of America Inc FL’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac purchased a new position in Markel Group in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Markel Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Markel Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Markel Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Markel Group in the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MKL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Markel Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. They set an “underperform” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Markel Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Markel Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Markel Group from $2,100.00 to $1,950.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Markel Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $2,025.00.

Markel Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MKL opened at $1,791.88 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $22.20 billion, a PE ratio of 9.85 and a beta of 0.66. Markel Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $1,719.41 and a 1 year high of $2,207.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,907.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,921.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

Markel Group Company Profile

Markel Group (NYSE: MKL) is a diversified insurance holding company best known for underwriting specialty insurance products. Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the company provides a wide range of commercial property and casualty coverages tailored to niche and hard-to-place risks. Its underwriting operations focus on specialty lines across multiple industries, delivering customized policy structures, program administration, and claims management services for complex exposures.

In addition to primary specialty insurance, Markel operates reinsurance and alternative risk-transfer activities and manages invested assets derived from underwriting float.