W.R. Berkley (WRB) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

W.R. Berkley (NYSE: WRB) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 3/25/2026 – W.R. Berkley was downgraded by Brean Capital from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $73.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/21/2026 – W.R. Berkley was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 3/9/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
• 3/7/2026 – W.R. Berkley was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 2/2/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, down from $76.00.
• 2/2/2026 – W.R. Berkley was given a new $71.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 2/2/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target lowered by Argus from $82.00 to $76.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – W.R. Berkley was given a new $73.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 1/27/2026 – W.R. Berkley was given a new $80.00 price target by Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $75.00 to $70.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $68.00 to $66.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $69.00 to $66.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $69.00 to $67.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

W.R. Berkley Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. W.R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.09%.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Sumitomo Insurance Co L. Mitsui acquired 370,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $67.07 per share, with a total value of $24,815,900.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 54,959,504 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,686,133,933.28. The trade was a 0.68% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 8,648,939 shares of company stock valued at $598,055,212. Company insiders own 23.30% of the company’s stock.

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) is a publicly traded insurance holding company that underwrites and sells commercial property and casualty insurance, specialty insurance products, and reinsurance. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, the company operates a portfolio of underwriting businesses that focus on niche and specialty commercial risks, offering coverage tailored to industries such as transportation, construction, professional services and other commercial lines.

The company’s product mix includes primary and excess casualty, property, professional liability, environmental and other specialty lines, together with treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions.