W. R. Berkley Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of W. R. Berkley in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.27. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on WRB. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of W. R. Berkley in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $65.00 price objective for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on W. R. Berkley from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of W. R. Berkley from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of W. R. Berkley from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, W. R. Berkley currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $64.36.

W. R. Berkley Stock Up 1.7 %

WRB stock opened at $66.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.17 billion, a PE ratio of 15.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.63. W. R. Berkley has a 52 week low of $50.73 and a 52 week high of $66.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $61.47 and a 200 day moving average of $60.07.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The insurance provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.18. W. R. Berkley had a return on equity of 20.83% and a net margin of 12.88%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On W. R. Berkley

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WRB. 111 Capital purchased a new stake in shares of W. R. Berkley during the fourth quarter worth approximately $304,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in W. R. Berkley by 376.1% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 63,750 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,731,000 after purchasing an additional 50,361 shares during the last quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH grew its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 13,491 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $789,000 after buying an additional 995 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of W. R. Berkley in the fourth quarter valued at about $14,057,000. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of W. R. Berkley in the fourth quarter worth about $5,676,000. 68.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

W. R. Berkley Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.48%. W. R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.34%.

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.