Markel Group Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?


Recent Insider Transactions

NYSE:MKL Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
07 Feb 25BuyUS$200,801Thomas GaynerIndividual100US$2,008.01
01 Nov 24BuyUS$154,972Thomas GaynerIndividual100US$1,549.72
05 Aug 24BuyUS$45,750Lawrence CunninghamIndividual30US$1,550.00
24 May 24SellUS$197,741Greta HarrisIndividual122US$1,621.83

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: MKL insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.


Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of MKL?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Private Companies2530.00197%
State or Government5,5710.0433%
Public Companies55,4300.431%
Individual Insiders235,6851.83%
General Public2,469,11619.2%
Institutions10,096,24578.5%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.


Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 48.72% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
8.95%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
1,150,596US$2.1b-0.41%0.03%
5.87%
BlackRock, Inc.
755,023US$1.4b1.08%0.02%
4.27%
Principal Global Investors, LLC
548,850US$1.0b0.01%0.48%
3.58%
Eaton Vance Management
460,119US$845.8m-0.86%0.19%
2.88%
Davis Selected Advisers LP
370,522US$681.1m27.9%3.21%
2.43%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
313,152US$575.6m-4.88%0.02%
2.2%
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.
283,012US$520.2m17.5%0.31%
1.77%
Baillie Gifford & Co.
227,220US$417.7m-12.3%0.17%
1.65%
UBS Asset Management AG
212,100US$389.9m66%0.03%
1.63%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
209,280US$384.7m0.11%0.03%
1.59%
Davenport Asset Management
204,316US$375.6m-0.42%2.13%
1.26%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
162,122US$298.0m-0.71%0.03%
1.15%
Norges Bank Investment Management
147,602US$271.3m-1.65%0.02%
1.14%
Wellington Management Group LLP
146,904US$270.0m-26.4%0.04%
0.95%
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.
121,589US$223.5m19.3%1.47%
0.91%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
116,664US$214.4m1.72%0.03%
0.9%
Managed Account Advisors LLC
115,743US$212.8m3.17%0.04%
0.85%
Jana Partners Management, LP
108,926US$200.2m0%10.94%
0.74%
Scharf Investments, LLC
95,265US$175.1m-5.52%4.95%
0.73%
Northern Trust Global Investments
94,383US$173.5m14.1%0.02%
0.69%
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC
88,726US$163.1m-2.16%2.53%
0.69%
Fenimore Asset Management, Inc.
88,415US$162.5m-0.04%3.34%
0.64%
D.F. Dent and Company, Inc.
82,906US$152.4m-15.5%1.89%
0.64%
Steven Markel
82,724US$152.1m0%no data
0.63%
E. S. Barr & Company
80,853US$148.6m2.48%8.47%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/22 03:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Markel Group Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
Robert FarnamBoenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Jay CohenBofA Global Research