NYSE:WRB - W. R. Berkley Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding W. R. Berkley Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $70.15 +0.06 (+0.09 %) (As of 12/9/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$69.87Now: $70.15▼$70.4950-Day Range$67.80MA: $68.95▼$71.9952-Week Range$45.91Now: $70.15▼$77.54Volume700,907 shsAverage Volume744,308 shsMarket Capitalization$12.88 billionP/E Ratio26.27Dividend Yield0.63%Beta0.65 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including premises operations, commercial automobile, property, products liability, and professional liability lines. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Fire, marine, & casualty insurance Sub-IndustryProperty & Casualty Insurance SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:WRB Previous Symbol CUSIP08442310 CIK11544 Webhttp://www.wrberkley.com/ Phone203-629-3000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.38 Current Ratio0.36 Quick Ratio0.36Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio26.27 Forward P/E Ratio23.00 P/E Growth2.56 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$7.69 billion Price / Sales1.68 Cash Flow$3.53 per share Price / Cash Flow19.90 Book Value$29.91 per share Price / Book2.35Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.67 Net Income$640.75 million Net Margins8.82% Return on Equity10.60% Return on Assets2.40%Miscellaneous Employees7,448 Outstanding Shares183,675,000Market Cap$12.88 billion Next Earnings Date2/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive WRB News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WRB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. WRB Rates by TradingView W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) Frequently Asked Questions What is W. R. Berkley's stock symbol? W. R. Berkley trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WRB." How often does W. R. Berkley pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for W. R. Berkley? W. R. Berkley declared a dividend on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Wednesday, December 11th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. View W. R. Berkley's Dividend History. When did W. R. Berkley's stock split? How did W. R. Berkley's stock split work? W. R. Berkley's stock split on the morning of Wednesday, April 3rd 2019. The 3-2 split was announced on Thursday, February 21st 2019. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, April 2nd 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of W. R. Berkley stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split. How were W. R. Berkley's earnings last quarter? W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.18. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.67 billion. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 8.82% and a return on equity of 10.60%. W. R. Berkley's revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. View W. R. Berkley's Earnings History. When is W. R. Berkley's next earnings date? W. R. Berkley is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for W. R. Berkley. What price target have analysts set for WRB? 7 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for W. R. Berkley's shares. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate W. R. Berkley's share price to reach $66.23 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for W. R. Berkley. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for W. R. Berkley? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W. R. Berkley in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for W. R. Berkley. What are Wall Street analysts saying about W. R. Berkley stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about W. R. Berkley stock: 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "W.R. Berkley’s shares have outperformed its industry year to date. The company has been investing in numerous startups since 2006 and establishing new units in growing international markets provided diversification benefits. Establishing operating units in North and Southeast Asia are also in line with the strategy. It boasts a prudent capital management policy that also enhances shareholders value. The company’s international business has potential for long-term earnings growth. The company witnessed steady net premium growth on the back of rate improvement. However, exposure to a highly competitive reinsurance market and pressure on the rate environment are concerns. Rising debt has been inducing higher interest expenses. Exposure to catastrophe loss inducing volatility in underwriting profitability remains a headwind." (10/19/2019) 2. Boenning Scattergood analysts commented, "We believe WRB is well positioned to take advantage of any improvement in market conditions and we consider the stock an excellent core holding for longer-term investors. In the near-term, however, we don’t see much potential for the shares to outperform the market. Berkley’s P/B valuation (1.9x) is high relative to peers (1.5x) and its historical average (1.4x) – in our view, the stock isn’t particularly compelling today for short-term investors. We maintain our Neutral rating." (4/24/2019) Has W. R. Berkley been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about WRB stock has trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. W. R. Berkley earned a coverage optimism score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for W. R. Berkley. Are investors shorting W. R. Berkley? W. R. Berkley saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,170,000 shares, a decline of 17.2% from the September 30th total of 3,830,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 608,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.2 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View W. R. Berkley's Current Options Chain. Who are some of W. R. Berkley's key competitors? Some companies that are related to W. R. Berkley include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Markel (MKL), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Axis Capital (AXS) and Assured Guaranty (AGO). What other stocks do shareholders of W. R. Berkley own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other W. R. Berkley investors own include Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Verizon Communications (VZ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), PepsiCo (PEP), Walt Disney (DIS), Consolidated Edison (ED), Nike (NKE) and Stryker (SYK). Who are W. R. Berkley's key executives? W. R. Berkley's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. William Robert Berkley, Exec. Chairman (Age 74)Mr. William Robert Berkley Jr., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 46)Mr. Richard Mark Baio, Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 50)Mr. James Gerald Shiel, Exec. VP of Investments (Age 59)Mr. Ira Seth Lederman, Exec. VP & Sec. (Age 65) Who are W. R. Berkley's major shareholders? W. R. Berkley's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.60%), Boston Partners (1.17%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.68%), Millennium Management LLC (0.44%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.38%) and Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.36%). Company insiders that own W. R. Berkley stock include James G Shiel and Mark Ellwood Brockbank. View Institutional Ownership Trends for W. R. Berkley. Which major investors are selling W. R. Berkley stock? WRB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Scout Investments Inc., Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., First Quadrant L P CA, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for W. R. Berkley. Which major investors are buying W. R. Berkley stock? WRB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Bfsg LLC and State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D. View Insider Buying and Selling for W. R. Berkley. How do I buy shares of W. R. Berkley? Shares of WRB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is W. R. Berkley's stock price today? One share of WRB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.15. How big of a company is W. R. Berkley? W. R. Berkley has a market capitalization of $12.88 billion and generates $7.69 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $640.75 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.67 on an earnings per share basis. W. R. Berkley employs 7,448 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About W. R. Berkley. What is W. R. Berkley's official website? The official website for W. R. Berkley is http://www.wrberkley.com/. How can I contact W. R. Berkley? W. R. Berkley's mailing address is 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT, 06830. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 203-629-3000 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for W. R. Berkley (NYSE WRB)Community Ranking: 1.7 out of 5 ()Outperform Votes: 241 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 462 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 703MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about W. R. Berkley and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe WRB will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe WRB will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/9/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: How Buying a Call Option Works
