W. R. Berkley Co. Forecasted to Earn Q1 2026 Earnings of $1.83 Per Share (NYSE:WRB)

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of W. R. Berkley in a report issued on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.83 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.02. The consensus estimate for W. R. Berkley’s current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for W. R. Berkley’s FY2026 earnings at $7.23 EPS.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The insurance provider reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.10. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 19.03%. The business had revenue of $3.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.16 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on WRB. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $73.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $81.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $92.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $83.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.22.

W. R. Berkley Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of WRB opened at $80.98 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $20.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.00, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.37. W. R. Berkley has a fifty-two week low of $55.50 and a fifty-two week high of $89.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $84.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC bought a new position in W. R. Berkley in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Glassman Wealth Services raised its holdings in W. R. Berkley by 123.1% in the 4th quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 357 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Markets LLC raised its holdings in W. R. Berkley by 92.3% in the 1st quarter. Clear Street Markets LLC now owns 398 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in W. R. Berkley by 106.1% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 406 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in W. R. Berkley by 132.6% in the 3rd quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 414 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. 68.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

W. R. Berkley Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. W. R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.70%.

About W. R. Berkley

W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines.