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Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Subordinate Voting Shares (FFH $2,364.32)
- $2,364.32 P/E (TTM): 8.39X Cap: $51.05B
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Markel Group Inc. (MKL $1,959.06)
- $1,959.06 P/E (TTM): 14.41X Cap: $24.78B
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Q: Would you invest in Markel as a long term hold?
How does it compare to Fairfax?

Asked by Schoombee on December 04, 2024

5i Research Answer:

MKL continues to buy back a lot of stock. It is reasonably priced, and strong earnings growth is expected in the next two years. The balance sheet is quite strong, and the Q3 was nicely ahead of all estimates. We would be comfortable buyers. FFH is much larger, doing better, with a lower valuation, and a 1.01% dividend (vs none for MKL). MKL has a higher expected short term growth rate, but FFH has a lot of hidden assets and potential from its investing holdings. Of the two, we would side with FFH.

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