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As of close of business last night, W.R. Berkley Corp’s stock clocked out at $72.74, down -1.99% from its previous closing price of $74.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. WRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.245 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.36.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WRB’s stock, we examine 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 April 09, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $69.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 01, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $74.
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 28155760640 and an Enterprise Value of 28120428544. As of this moment, W.R.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.019 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.717.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WRB is 0.43, which has changed by 0.3906449 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WRB has reached a high of $76.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.23%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WRB traded 1.89M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1495360 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 379.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 296.97M. Insiders hold about 21.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.86% stake in the company. Shares short for WRB as of 1747267200 were 4107572 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1744675200 on 4275814. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4107572 and a Short% of Float of 1.38.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.32, WRB has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.32. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0043120873The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.6. The current Payout Ratio is 7.19% for WRB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-11 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
