Markel Corp (MKL)

robomike60 (29.15) Submitted: 12/06/06 9:54 PM : Start Price: $461.00 MKL Score: -0.99

another berkshire

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ubest888 (< 20) Submitted: 8/28/08 2:52 PM : Start Price: $362.36 MKL Score: -8.84

Markel Corp receives an overall rating of C-, which is in the 58th percentile of all stocks The overall rating is calculated using five proprietary ratings that measure each stock's Technical and Fundamental qualities and the Technical and Fundamenta...

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rustyb623 (85.32) Submitted: 6/20/07 2:47 PM : Start Price: $480.01 MKL Score: 0.94

Is thi s the next BRK?

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mighelinger (< 20) Submitted: 6/23/07 8:04 PM : Start Price: $479.00 MKL Score: 0.38

B+ rating and commented on as possible buyout by Buffet; recommended by the Gardners

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ZachMansell (36.71) Submitted: 7/22/08 4:50 PM : Start Price: $357.07 MKL Score: 7.99

To be honest, I only bought this stock because of the hype created by Motley Fool. That is a terrible reason to buy a stock and I regret that, but that doesn't mean it's a bad stock, just bad reasoning.
According to Motley Fool, the management of th...

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letortspringrun (< 20) Submitted: 7/03/07 4:10 PM : Start Price: $484.25 MKL Score: 0.54

The next brk.a

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annie927 (< 20) Submitted: 7/16/07 11:27 AM : Start Price: $473.18 MKL Score: 2.66

After the debris from inevitable natural disasters in the next couple of years settles, Markels disciplined strategies both on the insurance writing side as well as the investment one will make it an outperformer in 2-4 years.

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ButtSauce (93.91) Submitted: 7/19/07 3:21 PM : Start Price: $472.04 MKL Score: 2.71

ok - I'm in. Strong mgmt and their personal stake makes for a vested interest in success. Peg, cash , debt, roe, book value, all nice. Their holdings will produce resukts if the shift does go from small to large cap as sime analysts have been blither...

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boater9384 (< 20) Submitted: 4/25/07 3:43 PM : Start Price: $477.64 MKL Score: 0.30

Great management, invest only in solidly performing companies. Not destined for monumental short-term gains but a great player for the long haul. The insurance business grows every day.

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nemaline (72.17) Submitted: 7/21/08 11:36 AM : Start Price: $399.59 MKL Score: 4.40

With book value increasing in the upper teens to 20% and the market expecting decline in premiums (the best time to buy a prudent insurance company), plus hurricane season waning, seems like a great time to buy this Buffett-like insurance company. Ex...

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