Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) vs. Benev Capital (OTCMKTS:BEVFF) Critical Contrast

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) and Benev Capital (OTCMKTS:BEVFF) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Markel Group and Benev Capital”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Markel Group	$16.26 billion	1.51	$2.75 billion	$166.74	11.66
Benev Capital	$47.44 million	9.70	$19.43 million	$0.12	22.57

Markel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Benev Capital. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Benev Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Markel Group and Benev Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Markel Group	13.39%	7.18%	1.88%
Benev Capital	41.88%	11.86%	5.83%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Benev Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Markel Group and Benev Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Markel Group	0	3	2	0	2.40
Benev Capital	0	1	0	0	2.00

Markel Group currently has a consensus target price of $1,820.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.35%. Given Markel Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Markel Group is more favorable than Benev Capital.

Risk and Volatility

Markel Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benev Capital has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Markel Group

Markel Group Inc., a diverse holding company, engages in marketing and underwriting specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The company offers general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance products; and property coverages that include fire, allied lines, and other specialized property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind. It also offers credit and surety products, and collateral protection insurance products. In addition, the company offers transaction, directors and officers, and healthcare liability reinsurance; and specialty treaty reinsurance products comprising credit and surety, workers' compensation, marine and energy, public entity, mortgage default, aviation and space, agriculture, and discrete political violence and national terror pools. Further, it provides construction services, consumer and building products, transportation-related products, consulting services, and equipment manufacturing products, as well as healthcare, leasing, and investment services. Additionally, the company operates as an insurance and investment fund manager offering a range of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, traditional reinsurance contracts, industry loss warranties and other financial instruments; and program services. It also manages funds with third parties. The company was formerly known as Markel Corporation and changed its name to Markel Group Inc. in May 2023. Markel Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.

About Benev Capital

Diversified Royalty Corp., a multi-royalty corporation, engages in the acquisition of royalties from multi-location businesses and franchisors in North America. It owns the Sutton, Mr. Lube + Tires, AIR MILES, Mr. Mikes, Nurse Next Door, Oxford Learning Centres, Stratus Building Solutions, and BarBurrito trademarks. The company was formerly known as BENEV Capital Inc. and changed its name to Diversified Royalty Corp. in September 2014. Diversified Royalty Corp. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.