W.R. Berkley
About: W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.
Employees: 8,606
0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
142% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q4 2024] → 29 (+17) [Q1 2025]
110% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.6M | Put options by funds: $8.4M
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 71
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.5B [Q4 2024] → $18.2B (+$2.71B) [Q1 2025]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 860 [Q4 2024] → 889 (+29) [Q1 2025]
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 323 | Existing positions reduced: 326
0.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.5% [Q4 2024] → 67.55% (-0.95%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$62
15%
downside
Avg. target
$73
1%
downside
High target
$80
9%
upside
9 analyst ratings
2 positive
22%
6 neutral
67%
1 negative
11%
Goldman Sachs Robert Cox | 4%upside $76 | Neutral Downgraded | 22 May 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields | 2%upside $75 | Market Perform Maintained | 19 May 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Bob Huang | 2%upside $75 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 19 May 2025 |
UBS Brian Meredith | 6%upside $78 | Buy Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan | 4%downside $70 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about WRB published over the past 30 days
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
TKOMY vs. WRB: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors interested in stocks from the Insurance - Property and Casualty sector have probably already heard of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (TKOMY) and W.R. Berkley (WRB).
Neutral
Business Wire
3 days ago
W. R. Berkley Corporation Declares Special Dividend and Increases Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend 12.5%
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend on its common stock of 50 cents per share to be paid on June 30, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 23, 2025. In addition, its Board of Directors has voted to increase the regular cash dividend to an annual rate of 36 cents per share, representing a 12.5% increase from the present rate. The first regular quarterly.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
TKOMY or WRB: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors with an interest in Insurance - Property and Casualty stocks have likely encountered both Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (TKOMY) and W.R. Berkley (WRB).
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Up 3.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
W.R. Berkley (WRB) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
WRB Stock Near 52-Week High: A Signal for Investors to Hold Tight?
W.R. Berkley stock gains from higher premiums, lower claims frequency in certain lines of business, effective capital deployment and sufficient liquidity.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
TKOMY vs. WRB: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors interested in stocks from the Insurance - Property and Casualty sector have probably already heard of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (TKOMY) and W.R. Berkley (WRB).
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
W.R. Berkley Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Beat
WRB's Q1 results reflect higher catastrophe losses, which were partially offset by higher premiums and improved net investment income.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
W. R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 21, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Rob Berkley - President and CEO Rich Baio - EVP and CFO Bill Berkley - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Andrew Kligerman - TD Securities Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Rob Cox - Goldman Sachs Mike Zaremski - BMO Josh Shanker - Bank of America David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Andrew Anderson - Jefferies Brian Meredith - UBS Wes Carmichael - Autonomous Research Meyer Shields - KBW Operator Good day, and welcome to W. R. Berkley Corporation's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
W.R. Berkley (WRB) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for W.R. Berkley (WRB) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
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