W. R. Berkley - WRB Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W. R. Berkley in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WRB shares.
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10 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for W. R. Berkley's shares. Their WRB share price forecasts range from $65.33 to $83.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $73.70 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.7% from the stock's current price.
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W. R. Berkley's stock was trading at $54.9267 at the start of the year. Since then, WRB stock has increased by 12.1% and is now trading at $61.56.
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W. R. Berkley saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,310,000 shares, a decrease of 18.9% from the August 15th total of 2,850,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,250,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The insurance provider reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.28. The insurance provider had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.56 billion. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 12.71% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.26%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.78 earnings per share.
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W. R. Berkley announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Monday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 23rd.
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W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.63%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 20 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 8.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WRB will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.83% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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W. R. Berkley shares split on the morning of Thursday, March 24th 2022. The 3-2 split was announced on Friday, February 25th 2022. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, March 23rd 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

63 employees have rated W. R. Berkley Chief Executive Officer W. Robert Berkley, Jr. on Glassdoor.com. W. Robert Berkley, Jr. has an approval rating of 88% among the company's employees. 70.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at W. R. Berkley to a friend.

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W. R. Berkley trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WRB."

W. R. Berkley's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.17%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (3.40%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.02%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.17%), BloombergSen Inc. (0.82%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.77%).
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One share of WRB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.56.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) has a market capitalization of $16.33 billion and generates $9.46 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.02 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.7533 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,681 workers across the globe.

W. R. Berkley's mailing address is 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT, 06830. The official website for the company is www.wrberkley.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (203) 629-3000, via email at investorrelations@berkley.com, or via fax at 203-629-3073.