Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for W. R. Berkley (WRB)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for W. R. Berkley (NYSE: WRB):

• 4/3/2025 – W. R. Berkley was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/3/2025 – W. R. Berkley had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $68.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/1/2025 – W. R. Berkley had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They now have a $74.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $73.00.
• 3/26/2025 – W. R. Berkley was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 3/18/2025 – W. R. Berkley was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/10/2025 – W. R. Berkley was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/2/2025 – W. R. Berkley was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/22/2025 – W. R. Berkley was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/14/2025 – W. R. Berkley was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/6/2025 – W. R. Berkley was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

W. R. Berkley Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WRB opened at $70.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.36 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The business has a 50-day moving average of $62.63 and a 200-day moving average of $60.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.11, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.40. W. R. Berkley Co. has a fifty-two week low of $50.73 and a fifty-two week high of $76.38.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The insurance provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.18. W. R. Berkley had a return on equity of 20.83% and a net margin of 12.88%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that W. R. Berkley Co. will post 4.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

W. R. Berkley Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. W. R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.34%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On W. R. Berkley

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,436,473 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,132,262,000 after acquiring an additional 529,294 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 48.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 15,121,001 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $857,814,000 after purchasing an additional 4,947,830 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 11,722,476 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $685,999,000 after purchasing an additional 116,957 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of W. R. Berkley by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,694,703 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $449,168,000 after buying an additional 103,350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 55.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,366,424 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $417,897,000 after buying an additional 2,616,227 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

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.