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

W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of W.R. Berkley in a report issued on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.18. 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 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.09 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on WRB. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of W.R. Berkley from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of W.R. Berkley from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered W.R. Berkley from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. UBS Group raised their price objective on W.R. Berkley from $73.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded W.R. Berkley from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $74.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $70.64.

W.R. Berkley Price Performance

W.R. Berkley stock opened at $72.43 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $27.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.42. W.R. Berkley has a one year low of $51.41 and a one year high of $76.38. The business has a fifty day moving average of $72.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.36.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The insurance provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.07). W.R. Berkley had a net margin of 12.43% and a return on equity of 19.66%. The business had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion.

W.R. Berkley Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This is an increase from W.R. Berkley's previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 23rd. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.50%. W.R. Berkley's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.35%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On W.R. Berkley

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WRB. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in W.R. Berkley by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,997 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $569,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in shares of W.R. Berkley by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 5,929 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $422,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of W.R. Berkley by 2.0% during the first quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,029 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $571,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of W.R. Berkley by 0.7% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of W.R. Berkley by 0.7% during the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 23,237 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,654,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. 68.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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