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As of close of business last night, W.R. Berkley Corp’s stock clocked out at $68.49, down -2.14% from its previous closing price of $69.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.24 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.03.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WRB’s stock, we examine 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 December 16, 2025, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $67.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on November 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $87.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 07 ’26 when MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 265,000 shares for $68.50 per share. The transaction valued at 18,151,585 led to the insider holds 51,445,463 shares of the business.
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 215,288 shares of WRB for $15,080,818 on Jan 06 ’26. The 10% Owner now owns 51,180,463 shares after completing the transaction at $70.05 per share. On Jan 05 ’26, another insider, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 200,930 shares for $70.59 each. As a result, the insider paid 14,183,845 and bolstered with 50,965,175 shares of the company.
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 26027651072 and an Enterprise Value of 25646131200. As of this moment, W.R.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.75 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.725.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WRB is 0.37, which has changed by 0.23439157 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WRB has reached a high of $77.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.38%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WRB traded 3.18M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2667950 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 379.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 233.07M. Insiders hold about 38.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.75% stake in the company. Shares short for WRB as of 1765756800 were 24860492 with a Short Ratio of 7.82, compared to 1763078400 on 24168675. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24860492 and a Short% of Float of 8.3100006.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.34, WRB has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.35. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004857837. 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 2025-12-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-11 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB) is a result of the insights provided by 15.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.16, with high estimates of $1.2 and low estimates of $1.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.38 and $4.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.29. EPS for the following year is $4.63, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $4.84 and $4.41.
Revenue Estimates
In . The current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $3.19B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.2B to a low estimate of $3.17B. As of . The current estimate, W.R. Berkley Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.01BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.21B. There is a high estimate of $3.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.17B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WRB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.46B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.55BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.23B and the low estimate is $12.97B.
