Q1 EPS Estimates for W. R. Berkley Lifted by Zacks Research

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of W. R. Berkley in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $1.08 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.06. The consensus estimate for W. R. Berkley’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for W. R. Berkley’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.93 EPS.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The insurance provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.18. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 12.88% and a return on equity of 20.83%.

WRB has been the subject of several other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on W. R. Berkley from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $63.00 price target on shares of W. R. Berkley in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of W. R. Berkley in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $65.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays upped their target price on shares of W. R. Berkley from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on W. R. Berkley from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, W. R. Berkley has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $64.36.

W. R. Berkley Price Performance

W. R. Berkley stock opened at $66.38 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.07. W. R. Berkley has a 52 week low of $50.73 and a 52 week high of $66.54. The stock has a market cap of $25.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.21, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pullen Investment Management LLC boosted its position in W. R. Berkley by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC now owns 22,954 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of W. R. Berkley by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 8,038 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $456,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 5,289 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. grew its stake in shares of W. R. Berkley by 107.3% in the fourth quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 427 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in W. R. Berkley by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 15,632 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $915,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

W. R. Berkley Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.48%. W. R. Berkley’s payout ratio is currently 7.34%.

W. R. Berkley Company Profile

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.