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After finishing at $71.35 in the prior trading day, W.R. Berkley Corp (NYSE: WRB) closed at $71.56, up 0.29%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.31 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.96.
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 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on August 13, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $82.
On June 27, 2025, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $78.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on May 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $76.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 27142205440 and an Enterprise Value of 27224371200. As of this moment, W.R.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.906 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.89.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WRB is 0.42, which has changed by 0.2432245 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 $54.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.79%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.89M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1788760 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 68.90% stake in the company. Shares short for WRB as of 1753920000 were 6515344 with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 1751241600 on 4596096. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6515344 and a Short% of Float of 2.18.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WRB’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.327, compared to 0.33 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004583041The 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 2025-06-23. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-11 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
