Markel Corp (MKL) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2018

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Markel Corp (MKL) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018. Markel Corp is engaged in the business of property and casualty insurance. It focuses primarily on specialty lines, such as executive liability to commercial equine insurance. It also invests in bakery equipment manufacturing and residential homebuilding. Markel Corp has a market cap of $13.96 billion; its shares were traded at around $1004.88 with and P/S ratio of 1.86.


For the last quarter Markel Corp reported a revenue of $1.1 billion, compared with the revenue of $1.7 billion during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $6.9 billion, an increase of 14.6% from last year. For the last five years Markel Corp had an average revenue growth rate of 8.7% a year.

The reported loss per diluted share was $9.55 for the year, compared with the earnings per share of $31.27 in the previous year. The profitability rank of the company is 3 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $1004.88, Markel Corp is traded at close to its historical median P/S valuation band of $949.25. The P/S ratio of the stock is 1.86, while the historical median P/S ratio is 1.76. The stock lost 10.78% during the past 12 months.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

  • Vice Chairman Steven A Markel sold 100 shares of MKL stock on 02/19/2019 at the average price of $1016.4. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.13% since.

  • Vice Chairman Steven A Markel sold 100 shares of MKL stock on 02/11/2019 at the average price of $1015.19. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.02% since.

  • Vice Chairman Steven A Markel sold 100 shares of MKL stock on 02/04/2019 at the average price of $1055.35. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.78% since.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of MKL, click here.

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