Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for W. R. Berkley

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for W. R. Berkley in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for W. R. Berkley’s current full-year earnings is $3.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for W. R. Berkley’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The insurance provider reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.93 billion. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.90 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on WRB. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays initiated coverage on W. R. Berkley in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $56.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com raised W. R. Berkley from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on W. R. Berkley from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on W. R. Berkley from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $64.22.

W. R. Berkley Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of WRB stock opened at $64.55 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.94. W. R. Berkley has a twelve month low of $45.75 and a twelve month high of $65.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

W. R. Berkley Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 23rd were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 23rd. W. R. Berkley’s payout ratio is 8.20%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On W. R. Berkley

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WRB. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 96.8% in the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 6,006 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $531,000 after acquiring an additional 2,954 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB purchased a new stake in W. R. Berkley during the first quarter worth about $871,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in W. R. Berkley by 224.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 43,339 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $3,833,000 after acquiring an additional 29,970 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of W. R. Berkley during the 1st quarter worth approximately $968,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in W. R. Berkley by 40.5% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,671 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $210,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. 68.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About W. R. Berkley

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.