W. R. Berkley (WRB) Competitors $68.53 +1.42 (+2.12%) Closing price 04/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.46 -0.07 (-0.11%) As of 04/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WRB vs. TRV, ALL, ACGL, MKL, CINF, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, and AXSShould 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), Markel Group (MKL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), and AXIS Capital (AXS). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. W. R. Berkley vs. Travelers Companies Allstate Arch Capital Group Markel Group Cincinnati Financial Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International AXIS Capital W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation and dividends. Is WRB or TRV more profitable? W. R. Berkley has a net margin of 12.88% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 10.77%. W. R. Berkley's return on equity of 20.83% beat Travelers Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W. R. Berkley12.88% 20.83% 4.27% Travelers Companies 10.77%19.06%3.83% Which has more risk & volatility, WRB or TRV? W. R. Berkley has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WRB or TRV? W. R. Berkley presently has a consensus target price of $66.59, suggesting a potential downside of 2.84%. Travelers Companies has a consensus target price of $263.37, suggesting a potential upside of 7.51%. Given Travelers Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Travelers Companies is more favorable than W. R. Berkley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W. R. Berkley 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Travelers Companies 3 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WRB or TRV? Travelers Companies received 251 more outperform votes than W. R. Berkley when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.73% of users gave Travelers Companies an outperform vote while only 50.60% of users gave W. R. Berkley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformW. R. BerkleyOutperform Votes33950.60% Underperform Votes33149.40% Travelers CompaniesOutperform Votes59052.73% Underperform Votes52947.27% 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 1.7%. W. R. Berkley pays out 7.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Travelers Companies pays out 19.6% 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 raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Travelers Companies has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WRB or TRV? 68.8% of W. R. Berkley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Travelers Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of W. R. Berkley shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Travelers Companies shares are held by company 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. Which has better earnings & 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$13.69B1.90$1.76B$4.3615.72Travelers Companies$46.43B1.20$5.00B$21.4711.41 Does the media prefer WRB or TRV? In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 7 more articles in the media than W. R. Berkley. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Travelers Companies and 40 mentions for W. R. Berkley. W. R. Berkley's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Travelers Companies' score of 0.93 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 24 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Travelers Companies 25 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTravelers Companies beats W. R. Berkley on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get W. R. Berkley News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WRB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$25.99B$47.92B$10.65B$18.30BDividend Yield0.46%2.40%5.88%4.13%P/E Ratio15.7111.0421.2930.70Price / Sales1.905.3824.7625.88Price / Cash17.6516.8117.6117.55Price / Book3.552.192.514.25Net Income$1.76B$4.16B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.58%2.55%0.39%1.34%1 Month Performance11.23%-0.56%488.55%-7.29%1 Year Performance25.14%17.81%528.12%-1.36% W. R. Berkley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRBW. R. Berkley4.4979 of 5 stars$68.53+2.1%$66.59-2.8%+25.1%$25.99B$13.69B15.718,190Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsTRVTravelers Companies4.4061 of 5 stars$233.39-3.7%$260.00+11.4%+11.2%$52.91B$46.43B10.8732,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageALLAllstate4.9574 of 5 stars$180.41-3.3%$219.80+21.8%+16.3%$47.81B$64.12B10.6254,500Analyst UpgradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeACGLArch Capital Group4.3895 of 5 stars$84.96-3.3%$117.19+37.9%+0.9%$31.92B$16.93B7.595,200Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.7822 of 5 stars$1,678.42-2.6%$1,702.20+1.4%+22.6%$21.43B$16.75B8.4320,900Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCINFCincinnati Financial4.8735 of 5 stars$126.55-3.9%$154.20+21.9%+10.0%$19.81B$11.34B8.725,150Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsERIEErie Indemnity2.1944 of 5 stars$381.21-3.5%N/A+9.1%$17.61B$3.86B35.666,040News CoverageFNFFidelity National Financial4.5487 of 5 stars$57.80-3.8%$70.40+21.8%+23.4%$15.89B$13.36B12.4328,300Analyst UpgradePositive NewsCNACNA Financial3.312 of 5 stars$45.11-3.9%$50.50+11.9%+9.7%$12.19B$14.00B12.826,500Positive NewsGap DownORIOld Republic International4.6782 of 5 stars$35.24-2.9%$43.00+22.0%+25.2%$8.71B$8.23B13.409,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAXSAXIS Capital4.6656 of 5 stars$87.32-3.8%$100.50+15.1%+49.4%$7.05B$6.02B7.072,080Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TRV Competitors ALL Competitors ACGL Competitors MKL Competitors CINF Competitors ERIE Competitors FNF Competitors CNA Competitors ORI Competitors AXS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WRB) was last updated on 4/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersControversial opinion: Volume isn't enough.Don’t be fooled by volume alone — it's just one piece of the trading puzzle. 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