W.R. Berkley
About: W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.
Employees: 8,186
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Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
214% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 37
55% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $6.69M
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 327 | Existing positions reduced: 251
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 780 [Q3] → 832 (+52) [Q4]
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.8B [Q3] → $15.6B (+$795M) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q3] → 12 (+0) [Q4]
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.36% [Q3] → 68.25% (-0.11%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$52
15%
downside
Avg. target
$63
4%
upside
High target
$70
15%
upside
6 analyst ratings
2 positive
33%
3 neutral
50%
1 negative
17%
RBC Capital Scott Heleniak 73% 1-year accuracy 35 / 48 met price target | 3%upside $63 | Sector Perform Reiterated | 28 Jan 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 68% 1-year accuracy 77 / 114 met price target | 15%upside $70 | Overweight Maintained | 28 Jan 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 62% 1-year accuracy 69 / 112 met price target | 0%upside $61 | Market Perform Maintained | 28 Jan 2025 |
Barclays Alex Scott 48% 1-year accuracy 37 / 77 met price target | 15%downside $52 | Underweight Maintained | 28 Jan 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Bob Huang 72% 1-year accuracy 13 / 18 met price target | 7%upside $65 | Equal-Weight Initiated | 5 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about WRB published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
15 hours ago
W. R. Berkley Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 8 cents per share to be paid on March 12, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2025. Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates two segments of the property casualt.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Why W.R. Berkley (WRB) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
W. R. Berkley: A Compounding Machine, Not For Straight-Up Income Investors
W. R. Berkley, an American insurance holding company that underwrites insurance and reinsurance on a global basis, focusing on commercial niche lines, is now a $22 billion (by market cap) insurance player. To date, the company has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years, with a 10-year dividend growth rate of 9.4%. WRB grew its revenue from $7.2 billion in FY 2015 to $13.6 billion in FY 2024, a compound annual growth rate of 7.3%.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
W.R. Berkley (WRB) is a Top-Ranked Value Stock: Should You Buy?
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
W. R. Berkley: Favorable Operating Conditions Continue To Drive Strong Earnings
U.S. commercial insurer W. R. Berkley recently released fourth quarter results. Profitability continues to be excellent, aided by higher interest rates and the current upswing in the insurance cycle. This continues to be reflected in a premium valuation, with the stock's price-to-book ratio significantly ahead of its long-term average.
Positive
Kiplinger
3 weeks ago
Financial Stocks Should Pay Off in 2025
Looking to buy financial stocks? Businesses that provide financial products and services are buoyant, but you should be choosy about where to put your money.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
W.R. Berkley Q4 Earnings, Revenues Top, Premiums Rise Y/Y
WRB's Q4 results reflect higher premiums and improved net investment income, partially offset by wider catastrophe losses and escalated expenses.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 27, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Rob Berkley - President & Chief Executive Officer Rich Baio - Chief Financial Officer Bill Berkley - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Alex Scott - Barclays Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Andrew Kligerman - TD Securities Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Mike Zaremski - BMO Capital Markets Katie Sakys - Autonomous Research Bob Huang - Morgan Stanley David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Meyer Shields - KBW Brian Meredith - UBS Josh Shanker - Bank of America Operator Good day, and welcome to W. R. Berkley Corporation's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for W.R. Berkley (WRB) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
W.R. Berkley (WRB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.13 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.94 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.97 per share a year ago.
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