Analysts Set Expectations for W.R. Berkley FY2025 Earnings

W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of W.R. Berkley in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $4.25 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.26. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.16 billion. W.R. Berkley had a return on equity of 18.86% and a net margin of 13.01%.The firm’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $66.00 price target on W.R. Berkley and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $80.00 target price on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research report on Monday, November 17th. BMO Capital Markets cut shares of W.R. Berkley from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $64.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of W.R. Berkley from $76.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $74.85.

W.R. Berkley Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WRB opened at $69.27 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $74.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.84. W.R. Berkley has a twelve month low of $55.97 and a twelve month high of $78.96. The company has a market cap of $26.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.55, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Institutional Trading of W.R. Berkley

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in W.R. Berkley by 75.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 50,503 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,955,000 after purchasing an additional 21,737 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of W.R. Berkley during the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,210,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its position in shares of W.R. Berkley by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 80,244 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $5,710,000 after buying an additional 2,107 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in W.R. Berkley by 1.7% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 126,392 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $8,994,000 after acquiring an additional 2,170 shares during the period. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in W.R. Berkley by 2.9% in the first quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 135,715 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $9,659,000 after acquiring an additional 3,852 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

W.R. Berkley Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. W.R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.56%.

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.