Why Markel Is Ready to Rebound
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, specialty insurer Markel has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Markel and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Markelfacts
Headquarters (founded) | Glen Allen, Va. (1930) |
Market Cap | $4.2 billion |
Industry | Property and casualty insurance |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $2.9 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Alan Kirshner |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 7.4% |
Cash / Debt | $1.6 billion / $1.5 billion |
Competitors | CNA Financial Meadowbrook Insurance Group Travelers Companies |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 2,817 members who have rated Markel believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star TMFDeej, tapped the stock as a particularly timely bargain opportunity:
I am taking advantage of the recent sell off in Markel that came as a result of its planned acquisition of Alterra. Whether this drop was caused by disapproval of the deal or by [merger arbitrage] players hedging their positions by shorting [Markel] is difficult to say, but I personally like the deal and the company so I'm adding it here.
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