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The price of W.R. Berkley Corp (NYSE: WRB) closed at $74.05 in the last session, up 0.54% from day before closing price of $73.65. In other words, the price has increased by $0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.91 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.41.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WRB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
On August 13, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $82.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on June 27, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $78.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 28086630400 and an Enterprise Value of 28168810496. As of this moment, W.R.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.972 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.268.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WRB is 0.42, which has changed by 0.21333766 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13837254 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WRB has reached a high of $78.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.26%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WRB traded on average about 1.96M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2146870 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 379.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 296.89M. Insiders hold about 21.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.66% stake in the company. Shares short for WRB as of 1759190400 were 8883955 with a Short Ratio of 4.52, compared to 1756425600 on 8761818. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8883955 and a Short% of Float of 2.98.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WRB is 0.34, which was 0.327 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0044399183. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.58. 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.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 15.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.16, with high estimates of $1.22 and low estimates of $1.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.39 and $4.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.3. EPS for the following year is $4.7, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $4.99 and $4.47.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.15B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.17B to a low estimate of $3.15B. As of. The current estimate, W.R. Berkley Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.93BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.21B. There is a high estimate of $3.23B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.2B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WRB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.55BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.27B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.36B and the low estimate is $13.22B.
