Brokers Issue Forecasts for W.R. Berkley FY2025 Earnings

W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for W.R. Berkley in a report released on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $4.25 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.26. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of W.R. Berkley from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $64.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 price objective on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on W.R. Berkley from $76.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Truist Financial set a $84.00 target price on W.R. Berkley and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $78.00 price objective on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.85.

W.R. Berkley Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE WRB opened at $69.27 on Friday. W.R. Berkley has a 1 year low of $55.97 and a 1 year high of $78.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The company has a market capitalization of $26.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $74.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.83.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.03. W.R. Berkley had a return on equity of 18.86% and a net margin of 13.01%.The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.16 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis.

W.R. Berkley Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. W.R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio is 7.56%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in W.R. Berkley by 22.3% during the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 756 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of W.R. Berkley by 1.8% during the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,997 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $569,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of W.R. Berkley by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,180 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $528,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of W.R. Berkley by 40.2% during the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 523 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in W.R. Berkley by 3.3% in the third quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,788 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $367,000 after acquiring an additional 151 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.