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After finishing at $70.75 in the prior trading day, W.R. Berkley Corp (NYSE: WRB) closed at $70.37, down -0.54%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.87 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.05.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WRB by taking a closer 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 26695282688 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 16.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.99. 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 0.3255682 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10500872 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 -2.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.72%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.74M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2017830 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 2.56, 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
In the trailing 12 months, WRB’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.32, compared to 0.33 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004522968The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB) is currently in the spotlight, with 13.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.07, with high estimates of $1.13 and low estimates of $0.99.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.49 and $4.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.31. EPS for the following year is $4.8, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $5.03 and $4.6.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $3.1B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.13B to a low estimate of $3.07B. As of the current estimate, W.R. Berkley Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.85BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.17B. There is a high estimate of $3.2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.16B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WRB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.51B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.55BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.83B and the low estimate is $13.11B.
