Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for W. R. Berkley

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of W. R. Berkley in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects 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.

A number of other analysts have also commented on WRB. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on W. R. Berkley from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on W. R. Berkley from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Barclays began coverage on W. R. Berkley in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $56.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America boosted their price objective on W. R. Berkley from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on W. R. Berkley from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $64.22.

W. R. Berkley Stock Performance

Shares of WRB opened at $63.53 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $59.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.65. W. R. Berkley has a 52 week low of $45.75 and a 52 week high of $65.49.

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

W. R. Berkley Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On W. R. Berkley

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 51.0% during the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 619 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 51.1% during the third quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 719 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of W. R. Berkley during the second quarter worth $42,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 108.1% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 801 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 416 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 49.9% during the second quarter. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. now owns 580 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

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.