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The price of W.R. Berkley Corp (NYSE: WRB) closed at $68.71 in the last session, up 0.39% from day before closing price of $68.44. In other words, the price has increased by $0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.22 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.37.
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 0.32 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:
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 Jan 09 ’26 when MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 275,000 shares for $68.95 per share. The transaction valued at 18,960,228 led to the insider holds 51,915,463 shares of the business.
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 195,000 shares of WRB for $13,680,656 on Jan 08 ’26. The 10% Owner now owns 51,640,463 shares after completing the transaction at $70.16 per share. On Jan 07 ’26, another insider, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 265,000 shares for $68.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 18,151,585 and bolstered with 51,445,463 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 26111254528 and an Enterprise Value of 25729736704. As of this moment, W.R.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.48. 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 1.756 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.756.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WRB is 0.37, which has changed by 0.1681174 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19226205 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 -4.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.19%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WRB traded on average about 3.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2487970 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 379.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 230.61M. Insiders hold about 39.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.83% stake in the company. Shares short for WRB as of 1767139200 were 17506059 with a Short Ratio of 5.43, compared to 1764288000 on 25869453. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17506059 and a Short% of Float of 5.8500000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WRB is 0.35, which was 0.34 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004967855. 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 stock of W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB) is currently drawing attention from 16.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.16, with high estimates of $1.2 and low estimates of $1.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.38 and $4.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.3. EPS for the following year is $4.63, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $4.84 and $4.37.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $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.
