This is a contrast between Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICB) and Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) based on their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation. The two companies are Property & Casualty Insurance and they also compete with each other.

Valuation and Earnings

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Donegal Group Inc.	771.83M	0.48	32.76M	-1.16	0.00
Markel Corporation	6.84B	2.05	133.01M	-9.66	0.00

Table 1 showcases the gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation of Donegal Group Inc. and Markel Corporation.

Profitability

Table 2 provides us the return on equity, net margins and return on assets of both businesses.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donegal Group Inc.	-4.24%	0%	0%
Markel Corporation	-1.94%	4%	1.1%

Dividends

Donegal Group Inc. pays out $0.5 per share annually while its annual dividend yield is 4.12%. Markel Corporation does not pay a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

The shares of both Donegal Group Inc. and Markel Corporation are owned by institutional investors at 91.55% and 78.1% respectively. 3.42% are Donegal Group Inc.’s share owned by insiders. On the other hand, insiders owned about 1.8% of Markel Corporation’s shares.

Performance

Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
Donegal Group Inc.	1.18%	-6.28%	-9.89%	-14.72%	-16.62%	1.18%
Markel Corporation	-1.17%	-5.96%	-11.55%	-17.92%	-10.15%	-4.56%

For the past year Donegal Group Inc. had bullish trend while Markel Corporation had bearish trend.

Summary

Markel Corporation beats Donegal Group Inc. on 6 of the 10 factors.

Markel Corporation markets and underwrites specialty insurance products in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Insurance, International Insurance, and Reinsurance. The U.S. Insurance segment writes general liability, professional liability, property, personal line, program, workers' compensation, and other insurance product lines. The International Insurance segment provides professional liability, marine and energy, general liability, property, and other insurance product lines, such as accident and health coverage insurance. The Reinsurance segment offers property and casualty treaty reinsurance products; and other treaty reinsurance products comprising aviation, accident and health, onshore and offshore marine and energy risk, agriculture, and public entity, as well as structured and whole turnover credit, political risk, mortgage, and contract and commercial surety. The company also underwrites and sells insurance products to small and medium-sized enterprises and affinity groups in the United Kingdom providing protection against legal expenses and professional fees incurred as a result of legal actions or investigations by tax authorities; and provides a range of complementary legal and professional consulting services. In addition, it operates as an insurance-linked securities investment fund manager and reinsurance manager; a management and IT consulting firm providing services and solutions to various customers; and manufacturer of over-the-road car hauler equipment and related car hauler parts. Markel Corporation was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.