Zacks Research Weighs in on W. R. Berkley Co.'s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:WRB)

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of W. R. Berkley in a research report issued on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $1.83 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The insurance provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 19.03%. The business's revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.16 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on WRB. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of W. R. Berkley from $86.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 12th. Truist Financial raised their target price 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. StockNews.com cut shares of W. R. Berkley from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of W. R. Berkley from $71.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of W. R. Berkley from $83.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, W. R. Berkley currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $89.22.

W. R. Berkley Stock Performance

W. R. Berkley stock traded up $0.27 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $80.98. The company had a trading volume of 1,029,930 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,188,290. The firm has a market cap of $20.78 billion, a PE ratio of 16.01, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 0.37. W. R. Berkley has a one year low of $55.50 and a one year high of $89.18. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $84.47 and a 200 day moving average of $75.61.

Institutional Trading of W. R. Berkley

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WRB. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of W. R. Berkley during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Glassman Wealth Services boosted its position in W. R. Berkley by 123.1% in the fourth quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 357 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Markets LLC boosted its position in W. R. Berkley by 92.3% in the first quarter. Clear Street Markets LLC now owns 398 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its position in W. R. Berkley by 106.1% in the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 406 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in W. R. Berkley by 132.6% in the third quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 414 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.82% of the company's stock.

W. R. Berkley Announces Dividend

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

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.