Both in Insurance

W.R. Berkley vs Markel Group

Over the past year WRB returned +4.7% and MKL returned −2.9%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.46.

WRB +4.7% MKL −2.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricWRBMKL
Price$75.12$1,898.38
Market cap$27.89B$23.22B
Today−0.05%−0.32%
1 month+7.7%+10.0%
6 months+13.0%+7.6%
Year to date+7.1%−11.7%
1 year+5.3%−3.9%
Revenue growth (YoY)+1.2%+5.7%
Gross margin47.2%50.1%
Net margin12.2%5.4%
P/E (TTM)14.5×13.2×
Price / sales1.9×1.5×
Net cash-$233.8M-$164.1M
Dividend yield0.53%—
Volatility (60d)19.2%15.7%
Short % of float5.6%2.3%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).