Sampo (OTCMKTS:SAXPY – Get Free Report) and Markel Group (NYSE:MKL – Get Free Report) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sampo and Markel Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sampo | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Markel Group | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Markel Group has a consensus target price of $2,025.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Markel Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Markel Group is more favorable than Sampo.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Sampo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Sampo and Markel Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sampo | N/A | 18.91% | 5.68% |
| Markel Group | 13.53% | 7.16% | 1.91% |
Risk and Volatility
Sampo has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markel Group has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Sampo and Markel Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sampo | $13.08 billion | 8.26 | $2.26 billion | $1.48 | 13.74 |
| Markel Group | $15.51 billion | 1.48 | $2.11 billion | $181.86 | 10.18 |
Sampo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Markel Group. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sampo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sampo beats Markel Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sampo
Sampo Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of non-life insurance products and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through If, Topdanmark, Hastings, Mandatum, and Holding segments. It offers property, casualty, liability, accident, sickness, household, homeowner, motor, travel, marine, aviation, transport, forest, livestock, health, workers compensation, car, van, and bike insurance services, as well as reinsurance services. The company was founded in 1909 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.
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.
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