Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for W.R. Berkley

W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of W.R. Berkley in a report released on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.05. The consensus estimate for W.R. Berkley’s current full-year earnings is $4.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for W.R. Berkley’s Q3 2027 earnings at $1.09 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.34 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on WRB. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on W.R. Berkley from $66.00 to $64.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group set a $68.00 target price on shares of W.R. Berkley and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded shares of W.R. Berkley from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $71.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of W.R. Berkley from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of W.R. Berkley from $74.00 to $66.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $68.81.

W.R. Berkley Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:WRB opened at $65.24 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $66.31 and its 200 day moving average is $69.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.36 and a quick ratio of 0.36. W.R. Berkley has a 1 year low of $62.87 and a 1 year high of $78.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.82, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.30.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The insurance provider reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.17. W.R. Berkley had a return on equity of 18.92% and a net margin of 12.64%.The firm had revenue of $3.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.18 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.01 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of W.R. Berkley

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its holdings in W.R. Berkley by 133.5% during the third quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 31,520 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,415,000 after acquiring an additional 18,022 shares during the period. Stance Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of W.R. Berkley by 376.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stance Capital LLC now owns 48,119 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 38,013 shares during the period. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC grew its stake in shares of W.R. Berkley by 30.9% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC now owns 100,056 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $7,666,000 after purchasing an additional 23,605 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new position in shares of W.R. Berkley in the 4th quarter valued at $1,630,000. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in W.R. Berkley by 682.2% during the third quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 24,985 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,914,000 after buying an additional 21,791 shares during the period. 68.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

W.R. Berkley Company Profile

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.