W. R. Berkley Q1 EPS Estimate Increased by Zacks Research

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for W. R. Berkley in a report issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.08 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.06. The consensus estimate for W. R. Berkley’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for W. R. Berkley’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.93 EPS.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The insurance provider reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised W. R. Berkley from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of W. R. Berkley from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on W. R. Berkley in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $65.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of W. R. Berkley from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on W. R. Berkley from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $64.36.

W. R. Berkley Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE:WRB opened at $64.39 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $61.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $59.99. The company has a market capitalization of $24.42 billion, a PE ratio of 14.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.63. W. R. Berkley has a 52-week low of $50.73 and a 52-week high of $65.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

W. R. Berkley Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.50%. W. R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.34%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On W. R. Berkley

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WRB. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,436,473 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,132,262,000 after acquiring an additional 529,294 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in W. R. Berkley by 48.6% during the 3rd 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 period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC boosted 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 worth $685,999,000 after buying an additional 116,957 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 51.0% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 11,321,958 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $642,294,000 after buying an additional 3,825,238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in W. R. Berkley by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,694,703 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $449,168,000 after buying an additional 103,350 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

W. R. Berkley Company Profile

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.