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W.R. Berkley Corp (NYSE: WRB) closed the day trading at $70.76 down -2.88% from the previous closing price of $72.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.46 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.435 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.52.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WRB, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
On May 22, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $76.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on April 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $69.
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 26843232256 and an Enterprise Value of 28397357056. As of this moment, W.R.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.039 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.832.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WRB is 0.41, which has changed by 0.34969485 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WRB has reached a high of $75.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.69%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WRB traded about 1.77M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WRB traded about 2209150 shares per day. A total of 379.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 296.94M. Insiders hold about 21.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.76% stake in the company. Shares short for WRB as of 1749772800 were 4453599 with a Short Ratio of 2.52, compared to 1747267200 on 4107572. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4453599 and a Short% of Float of 1.49.
Dividends & Splits
WRB’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.33, up from 0.32 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0043919845The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.59. The current Payout Ratio is 7.19% for WRB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-23 with an ex-dividend date of 1750636800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-11 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
