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Analysts Conflicted on These Financial Names: Jefferies (JEF) and Markel (MKL)

Tipranks - Sat Mar 14, 8:18AM CDT

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Jefferies (JEFResearch Report) and Markel (MKLResearch Report).

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Jefferies (JEF)

In a report released today, Chris Kotowski from Oppenheimer maintained a Buy rating on Jefferies, with a price target of $74.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $36.02.

According to TipRanks.com, Kotowski is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 18.2% and a 66.7% success rate. Kotowski covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Victory Capital Holdings, Ridgepost Capital, and Blue Owl Capital. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Jefferies with a $60.80 average price target, implying a 63.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 28, TipRanks – PerPlexity also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $50.00 price target.

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Markel (MKL)

In a report released today, Andrew Kligerman from TD Cowen maintained a Hold rating on Markel, with a price target of $2107.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $1947.67.

According to TipRanks.com, Kligerman is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 8.2% and a 58.6% success rate. Kligerman covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as American International Group, Corebridge Financial, Inc., and W. R. Berkley Corporation. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Markel is a Hold with an average price target of $2103.50, a 7.9% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 27, TipRanks – Anthropic also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $2250.00 price target.

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