W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for W. R. Berkley in a research note issued to investors on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.23. The consensus estimate for W. R. Berkley's current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share.
W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The insurance provider reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.93 billion. W. R. Berkley had a return on equity of 20.41% and a net margin of 11.96%. W. R. Berkley's revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.90 EPS.
Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of W. R. Berkley from $57.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of W. R. Berkley from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $69.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of W. R. Berkley from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Barclays began coverage on W. R. Berkley in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an "underweight" rating and a $56.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on W. R. Berkley from $63.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, W. R. Berkley currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $64.28.
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W. R. Berkley Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:WRB remained flat at $58.52 on Wednesday. 831,224 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,731,382. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $22.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.65. W. R. Berkley has a 52 week low of $47.18 and a 52 week high of $65.49. The company has a fifty day moving average of $60.36 and a 200 day moving average of $58.10.
Institutional Trading of W. R. Berkley
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 49.9% during the 2nd quarter. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. now owns 580 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of W. R. Berkley by 51.0% in the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 619 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,879 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,012,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its stake in W. R. Berkley by 12.2% in the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 2,173 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $171,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFS Partners LLC boosted its position in W. R. Berkley by 51.1% during the third quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 719 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.82% of the company's stock.
W. R. Berkley Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. W. R. Berkley's dividend payout ratio is presently 8.21%.
W. R. Berkley Company Profile
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W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines.
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