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W.R. Berkley

71.24 USD
+0.39
0.55%
At close Apr 23, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
71.24
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
0.55%
5 days
2.90%
1 month
11.14%
3 months
25.14%
6 months
20.48%
Year to date
22.81%
1 year
102.67%
5 years
379.41%
10 years
628.43%
 

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: 8,606

0
Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 38

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $6.69M

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 336 | Existing positions reduced: 254

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 781 [Q3] → 855 (+74) [Q4]

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.4B [Q3] → $15.5B (+$1.1B) [Q4]

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.8% [Q3] → 68.46% (+1.66%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q3] → 12 (+0) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$62
13%
downside
Avg. target
$69
4%
downside
High target
$80
12%
upside

7 analyst ratings

positive
14%
neutral
71%
negative
14%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Meyer Shields
71% 1-year accuracy
80 / 113 met price target
9%downside
$65
Market Perform
Maintained
22 Apr 2025
Wells Fargo
Elyse Greenspan
50% 1-year accuracy
58 / 116 met price target
2%downside
$70
Equal-Weight
Maintained
22 Apr 2025
Barclays
Alex Scott
39% 1-year accuracy
37 / 94 met price target
13%downside
$62
Underweight
Maintained
11 Apr 2025
Jefferies
Yaron Kinar
53% 1-year accuracy
10 / 19 met price target
7%downside
$66
Hold
Maintained
11 Apr 2025
Truist Securities
Mark Hughes
57% 1-year accuracy
35 / 61 met price target
12%upside
$80
Buy
Maintained
3 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 18 articles about WRB published over the past 30 days

Negative
Zacks Investment Research
15 hours ago
TKOMY vs. WRB: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors interested in stocks from the Insurance - Property and Casualty sector have probably already heard of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (TKOMY) and W.R. Berkley (WRB).
TKOMY vs. WRB: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
W.R. Berkley Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Beat
WRB's Q1 results reflect higher catastrophe losses, which were partially offset by higher premiums and improved net investment income.
W.R. Berkley Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Beat
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
W. R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call
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W. R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 21, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Rob Berkley - President and CEO Rich Baio - EVP and CFO Bill Berkley - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Andrew Kligerman - TD Securities Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Rob Cox - Goldman Sachs Mike Zaremski - BMO Josh Shanker - Bank of America David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Andrew Anderson - Jefferies Brian Meredith - UBS Wes Carmichael - Autonomous Research Meyer Shields - KBW Operator Good day, and welcome to W. R. Berkley Corporation's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for W.R. Berkley (WRB) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Meets Q1 Earnings Estimates
W.R. Berkley (WRB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.01 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $1.04 per share a year ago.
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Meets Q1 Earnings Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
W. R. Berkley Corporation Reports First Quarter Results
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today reported its first quarter 2025 results. Summary Financial Data (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)   First Quarter     2025       2024           Gross premiums written $ 3,683,939     $ 3,362,755   Net premiums written   3,133,302       2,851,291           Net income to common stockholders   417,571       442,471   Net income per diluted share (1)   1.04       1.09           Operating income (2)   404,744.
W. R. Berkley Corporation Reports First Quarter Results
Neutral
Benzinga
2 days ago
Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp W. R. Berkley Expectations Ahead Of Q1 Earnings
W. R. Berkley Corporation WRB will release earnings results for the first quarter, after the closing bell on Monday, April 21.
Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp W. R. Berkley Expectations Ahead Of Q1 Earnings
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Seeking Clues to W.R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 Earnings?
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for W.R. Berkley (WRB), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Seeking Clues to W.R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 Earnings?
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
TKOMY or WRB: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors looking for stocks in the Insurance - Property and Casualty sector might want to consider either Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (TKOMY) or W.R. Berkley (WRB).
TKOMY or WRB: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
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