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W.R. Berkley Corp (NYSE: WRB) closed the day trading at $66.72 down -5.86% from the previous closing price of $70.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.66 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.3901.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WRB, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
On October 22, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Market Perform but kept the price unchanged to $64.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 28 ’25 when Mark Shapiro bought 53,375 shares for $68.82 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WRB now has a Market Capitalization of 25355014144 and an Enterprise Value of 24973494272. As of this moment, W.R.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.704 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.47.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WRB is 0.39, which has changed by 0.07543516 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WRB has reached a high of $78.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.14%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WRB traded about 2.61M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WRB traded about 4147300 shares per day. A total of 379.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 297.46M. Insiders hold about 21.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.82% stake in the company. Shares short for WRB as of 1763078400 were 24168675 with a Short Ratio of 9.27, compared to 1760486400 on 9775731. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24168675 and a Short% of Float of 8.08.
Dividends & Splits
WRB’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.34, up from 0.34 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0047975164. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.57. The current Payout Ratio is 7.19% for WRB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-11 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
