Analysts Offer Predictions for W.R. Berkley FY2026 Earnings

W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) – Investment analysts at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for W.R. Berkley in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst B. Sullivan anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $4.75 for the year. The consensus estimate for W.R. Berkley’s current full-year earnings is $4.66 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for W.R. Berkley’s FY2027 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

WRB has been the topic of several other reports. Evercore reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Barclays increased their target price on W.R. Berkley from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group set a $68.00 target price on W.R. Berkley and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Bank of America reduced their target price on W.R. Berkley from $68.00 to $67.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on W.R. Berkley from $80.00 to $78.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $68.81.

W.R. Berkley Stock Performance

NYSE WRB opened at $65.32 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $66.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.34. W.R. Berkley has a twelve month low of $63.67 and a twelve month high of $78.96. The company has a market capitalization of $24.32 billion, a PE ratio of 13.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The insurance provider reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.18 billion. W.R. Berkley had a return on equity of 18.92% and a net margin of 12.64%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.01 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On W.R. Berkley

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of W.R. Berkley during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in shares of W.R. Berkley during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. raised its holdings in shares of W.R. Berkley by 140.0% during the 4th quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 360 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the period. DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of W.R. Berkley during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of W.R. Berkley during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. 68.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at W.R. Berkley

In other news, major shareholder Sumitomo Insurance Co L. Mitsui acquired 147,000 shares of W.R. Berkley stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $71.63 per share, with a total value of $10,529,610.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 58,522,274 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,191,950,486.62. This trade represents a 0.25% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 405,176 shares of company stock valued at $29,275,037. Insiders own 23.30% of the company’s stock.

W.R. Berkley Company Profile

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) is a publicly traded insurance holding company that underwrites and sells commercial property and casualty insurance, specialty insurance products, and reinsurance. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, the company operates a portfolio of underwriting businesses that focus on niche and specialty commercial risks, offering coverage tailored to industries such as transportation, construction, professional services and other commercial lines.

The company’s product mix includes primary and excess casualty, property, professional liability, environmental and other specialty lines, together with treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions.