Contrarian stocks describe a whole range of companies, whether by virtue of market position, operational outlook, or unique governance approach, buck wider market trends. Contrarian stocks tend to get a lot of flack from more conservative investors, as many see them as too risky or unhinged to be worth investing in long-term — but look how that turned out for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) naysayers and short sellers over the past few years. Of course, not all contrarian stocks end up winners — some are ou
Markel Group (MKL) stands to gain from rate increases, strategic buyouts, new business volume, solid capital position and prudent capital deployment.