FY2025 EPS Estimates for W.R. Berkley Increased by Analyst

W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of W.R. Berkley in a report issued on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will earn $4.26 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.25. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.75 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.04 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on WRB. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of W.R. Berkley from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $64.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $66.00 target price on W.R. Berkley and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Jefferies Financial Group cut 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. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $73.00 price objective on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $74.85.

W.R. Berkley Trading Up 1.2%

W.R. Berkley stock opened at $78.55 on Thursday. W.R. Berkley has a 52-week low of $55.97 and a 52-week high of $78.96. The company has a market cap of $29.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.07.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.16 billion. W.R. Berkley had a return on equity of 19.35% and a net margin of 13.01%.W.R. Berkley’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share.

W.R. Berkley Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were paid a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 22nd. W.R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On W.R. Berkley

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in W.R. Berkley during the third quarter valued at $682,816,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of W.R. Berkley during the 2nd quarter valued at about $367,921,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of W.R. Berkley by 6,503.1% during the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,561,230 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $188,174,000 after purchasing an additional 2,601,230 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of W.R. Berkley by 33.4% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,892,799 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $374,886,000 after purchasing an additional 1,224,363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of W.R. Berkley by 4,198.9% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 777,201 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $55,306,000 after buying an additional 759,122 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

About W.R. Berkley

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.