MKL vs WPRT vs HIG Stock Comparison

Markel, Aetherion Technologies and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,903.65 +9.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$23.28B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
1 win
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$135.53 +7.5% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$36.24B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
1.77%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hartford Insurance leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Hartford Insurance 10, Markel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKLWPRTHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.28B $32.67M $36.24B HIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.2x -0.8x 8.0x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x — 11.1x HIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% -73.4% +9.2% HIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -493.2% 15.4% HIG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% -39.8% 19.3% HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 0.0x HIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.77% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% -6.0% +9.1% HIG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr -45.0%/yr +12.9%/yr HIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.9% 54.1% 20.4% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 27/100 75/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

MKLWPRTHIG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMKLWPRTHIG
Valuation 57 #52 of 119 12 #178 of 203 75 #30 of 119
Growth 3 #113 of 116 36 #121 of 189 64 #42 of 116
Profitability 37 #74 of 116 4 #179 of 187 84 #20 of 116
Financial Health 55 #54 of 118 53 #104 of 221 66 #41 of 118
Shareholder Returns 41 #64 of 108 – 87 #15 of 108
Overall 38 27 75
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMKLWPRTHIGSPY
1 month +9.5%0.0%+7.5% -2.3%
3 months +1.3%+6.8%-5.2% -0.7%
6 months +8.7%-5.1%+1.3% +4.8%
Year to date -11.4%+19.7%-1.6% +10.3%
1 year -3.6%-6.0%+9.1% +10.3%
3 years +42.4%-66.9%+82.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +12.5%-30.8%+22.3% +20.1%
5 years +45.2%-94.9%+83.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +7.8%-45.0%+12.9% +10.1%
10 years +125.5%-87.3%+207.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.5%-18.6%+11.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMKLWPRTHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.9%54.1%20.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%48.5%20.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.63-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.110.45 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-96.1%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-23.9%-7.0% -3.5%
52-week high $2,191.90$2.47$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$1.54$122.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMKLWPRTHIG
P/E now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.9x -0.8xmedian 25.6x 8.0xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x -0.4xmedian 14.4x 4.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 8.6x -3.7xmedian 22.5x 5.2xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 18.95median 0.61 -0.10median 1.36 0.26median 0.61

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMKLWPRTHIG
Revenue $15.74B $8.50M $29.87B
Gross profit $10.78B $952.00K $14.34B
Operating income $2.47B -$23.52M $5.69B
Net income $1.83B -$41.91M $4.61B
Free cash flow $1.80B -$8.83M $7.03B
R&D – $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $144.02 $-2.42 $16.80
Cash & equivalents $3.60B $23.95M –
Total debt $4.36B $972.00K $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 12.45M 17.34M 273.10M
Enterprise value -$42.76B -$204.44M $19.76B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTHIG
P/E 13.2x -0.8x 8.0x
P/FCF 12.9x -3.7x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x -4.1x 5.2x
P/S 1.5x 3.8x 1.2x
P/B 1.3x 0.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – -0.4x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 4.4x -0.4x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 6.1x -1.1x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x -1.2x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.95 -0.10 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% -73.4% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -70.1% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% -72.0% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -72.0% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.7% -71.1% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 17.0% 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.4% 21.9% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 7.3% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.8% 18.0% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 7.7% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.8% 55.5% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 10.8% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.1% 55.5% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 27.8% 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTHIG
Gross margin 68.5% 11.2% 48.0%
EBITDA margin – -267.3% 29.5%
Operating margin 15.7% -276.7% 19.0%
Pretax margin 14.8% -423.1% 18.4%
Net margin 11.4% -493.2% 15.4%
FCF margin 11.5% -103.9% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% -93.2% 23.4%
Return on equity 9.8% -29.3% 24.8%
Return on assets 2.6% -19.9% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 8.4% -39.8% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – -42.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTHIG
Debt / assets 6.0% 1.1% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.4x -0.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 38.5% 78.3%
Equity / assets 25.7% 61.5% 21.7%
Interest coverage 12.1x -100.9x 28.6x
Current ratio – 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.8x –
Altman Z-score – -19.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTHIG
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 339.0% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 339.0% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMKLWPRTHIG
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 – 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $99.52FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $12.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.0%FY2026 – -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% – +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.96BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +10.1% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLWPRTHIG
Held by institutions 76.8% – 92.5%
Institutions holding 929 – 1,200
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% – +0.9%
Institutions buying 426 – 530
Institutions selling 316 – 459
Buyers to sellers 1.35 – 1.15

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MKLWPRTHIG
MKL 1.00 0.03 0.60
WPRT 0.03 1.00 0.01
HIG 0.60 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, WPRT and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $23.28B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $32.67M, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $36.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, WPRT and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 13.2x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.8x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hartford Insurance (HIG) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 19.1x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Markel (MKL) +3.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) has the highest net margin (Markel (MKL) 11.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Markel (MKL) 8.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hartford Insurance (HIG) returned the most: Markel (MKL) -3.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -6.0%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.1%. Over five years, Hartford Insurance (HIG) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.8%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -45.0%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hartford Insurance (HIG) 1.77%. Markel (MKL) and Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 18.9%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.1%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MKL, WPRT and HIG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.