W. R. Berkley (WRB) Competitors $60.94 +0.75 (+1.25%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WRB vs. TRV, ALL, ACGL, CINF, MKL, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, and RLIShould you be buying W. R. Berkley stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of W. R. Berkley include Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel Group (MKL), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), and RLI (RLI). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. W. R. Berkley vs. Travelers Companies Allstate Arch Capital Group Cincinnati Financial Markel Group Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International RLI W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WRB or TRV? Travelers Companies has higher revenue and earnings than W. R. Berkley. Travelers Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W. R. Berkley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW. R. Berkley$12.14B1.91$1.38B$3.9015.61Travelers Companies$41.36B1.41$2.99B$19.5013.19 Do analysts prefer WRB or TRV? W. R. Berkley presently has a consensus target price of $63.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.52%. Travelers Companies has a consensus target price of $251.15, indicating a potential downside of 2.32%. Given W. R. Berkley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe W. R. Berkley is more favorable than Travelers Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W. R. Berkley 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Travelers Companies 4 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Is WRB or TRV more profitable? W. R. Berkley has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 10.02%. W. R. Berkley's return on equity of 20.41% beat Travelers Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W. R. Berkley11.96% 20.41% 4.16% Travelers Companies 10.02%17.69%3.50% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WRB or TRV? 68.8% of W. R. Berkley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Travelers Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of W. R. Berkley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Travelers Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor WRB or TRV? In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 9 more articles in the media than W. R. Berkley. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Travelers Companies and 19 mentions for W. R. Berkley. W. R. Berkley's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Travelers Companies' score of 1.15 indicating that W. R. Berkley is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment W. R. Berkley 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Travelers Companies 22 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor WRB or TRV? Travelers Companies received 249 more outperform votes than W. R. Berkley when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.94% of users gave Travelers Companies an outperform vote while only 51.33% of users gave W. R. Berkley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformW. R. BerkleyOutperform Votes32851.33% Underperform Votes31148.67% Travelers CompaniesOutperform Votes57752.94% Underperform Votes51347.06% Which has more volatility and risk, WRB or TRV? W. R. Berkley has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WRB or TRV a better dividend stock? W. R. Berkley pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Travelers Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. W. R. Berkley pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Travelers Companies pays out 21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. W. R. Berkley has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Travelers Companies has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. SummaryW. R. Berkley beats Travelers Companies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WRB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricW. R. BerkleyFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.94B$45.83B$10.49B$19.96BDividend Yield0.53%6.19%10.14%3.49%P/E Ratio15.619.4245.5535.39Price / Sales1.912.183,512.7118.01Price / Cash17.5919.5530.6421.27Price / Book2.752.294.064.58Net Income$1.38B$3.90B$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance2.16%3.19%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-0.15%9.80%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance28.49%58.79%24.11%24.67% W. R. Berkley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRBW. R. Berkley4.8275 of 5 stars$60.94+1.2%$63.08+3.5%+31.2%$22.94B$12.14B15.618,329TRVTravelers Companies4.6409 of 5 stars$257.12-0.8%$251.15-2.3%+49.4%$58.86B$41.36B13.1933,300Analyst DowngradeInsider TradePositive NewsALLAllstate4.9386 of 5 stars$197.29+0.4%$214.19+8.6%+46.5%$52.06B$57.09B12.7853,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionACGLArch Capital Group4.3989 of 5 stars$95.71+0.0%$118.38+23.7%+13.3%$36.00B$13.63B6.426,400Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCINFCincinnati Financial4.5834 of 5 stars$151.62+0.7%$138.57-8.6%+50.4%$23.54B$10.01B7.795,426Dividend AnnouncementMKLMarkel Group3.523 of 5 stars$1,694.12+1.4%$1,651.83-2.5%+20.1%$21.48B$15.80B7.8121,600Positive NewsERIEErie Indemnity3.6126 of 5 stars$419.45+0.7%N/A+48.0%$19.24B$3.27B39.246,556FNFFidelity National Financial4.7182 of 5 stars$60.08-1.4%$63.60+5.9%+32.1%$16.68B$11.75B21.851,200Positive NewsCNACNA Financial3.4012 of 5 stars$48.85+0.5%$51.50+5.4%+20.1%$13.16B$13.30B10.186,300Ex-DividendAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsORIOld Republic International4.6184 of 5 stars$37.73+0.7%$37.00-1.9%+33.1%$9.50B$7.26B13.019,200Positive NewsRLIRLI4.6143 of 5 stars$176.03+0.7%$177.40+0.8%+30.8%$8.06B$1.78B19.341,099 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TRV Competitors ALL Competitors ACGL Competitors CINF Competitors MKL Competitors ERIE Competitors FNF Competitors CNA Competitors ORI Competitors RLI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WRB) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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