$1526.13
Markel Corporation (MKL) is a publicly traded insurance-property and casualty business based in the US. It opened the day at $1517.19 after a previous close of $1519.51. During the day the price has varied from a low of $1500.0101 to a high of $1535.53. The latest price was $1526.13 (25 minute delay). Markel is listed on the NYSE and employs 20,900 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Markel
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: MKL in this case.
- Research Markel shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Markel shares. It's that simple.
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Is it a good time to buy Markel stock?
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap. The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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- Start investing from $50
- Pay no stamp duty on UK shares
- Commission-free trading. Other fees may apply.
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Is Markel under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Markel P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Markel's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, Markel shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Markel's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.8881. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Markel's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Markel's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $3.3 billion (£2.7 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Markel's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
What's Markel's ESG track record?
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Markel.
Overall Markel ESG score
Markel's total ESG risk: 30.73
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Markel's overall score of 30.73 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 64th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Markel is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Markel's environmental score: 0.4/100
Markel's social score: 10.63/100
Markel's governance score: 17.01/100
Markel's controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, Markel scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Markel has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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