Analysts Set W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) Target Price at $73.93

W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $73.4667.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $87.00 price objective on shares of W.R. Berkley in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Truist Financial set a $84.00 target price on W.R. Berkley and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $78.00 price target on W.R. Berkley in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $66.00 price objective on W.R. Berkley and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on W.R. Berkley in a research report on Monday, September 15th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock.

Key Stories Impacting W.R. Berkley

Here are the key news stories impacting W.R. Berkley this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sumitomo Insurance (a major WRB shareholder) made large open-market purchases across Jan. 5–7, adding roughly 681,218 shares and increasing its stake by about 0.4–0.5% — a strong signal of confidence from a large strategic investor. SEC filing: Sumitomo purchases
• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target to $76 (from $73) and maintains a market-perform view, providing incremental analyst support that implies upside from current levels. W R Berkley price target raised to $76 from $73 at Keefe Bruyette
• Neutral Sentiment: W.R. Berkley set its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings release and conference call for Jan. 26 — a key date that will likely drive volatility and reprice expectations depending on results and underwriting trends. Earnings date announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Financial media highlighted the wave of early-2026 insider purchases (including Sumitomo’s buys), which may attract attention from value investors but does not guarantee near-term price support. Billionaires Start 2026 With Huge Insider Buys
• Negative Sentiment: Evercore downgraded WRB to Underperform citing EPS pressure, a notable negative catalyst because downgrades can prompt selling and reduce demand from institutional holders. W.R. Berkley downgraded to Underperform at Evercore on EPS pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America trimmed its price target slightly to $73 from $74 — a modest negative signal that, combined with the Evercore note, is pressuring near-term sentiment. W R Berkley price target lowered to $73 from $74 at BofA

Insider Activity at W.R. Berkley

In other W.R. Berkley news, major shareholder Sumitomo Insurance Co L. Mitsui acquired 265,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $68.50 per share, for a total transaction of $18,152,500.00. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 51,445,463 shares in the company, valued at $3,524,014,215.50. The trade was a 0.52% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have purchased 2,638,875 shares of company stock worth $184,652,772 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 23.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of W.R. Berkley

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WRB. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in shares of W.R. Berkley in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in W.R. Berkley during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in W.R. Berkley in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in W.R. Berkley in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in W.R. Berkley in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 68.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

W.R. Berkley Stock Performance

Shares of WRB opened at $68.51 on Monday. W.R. Berkley has a 12-month low of $55.97 and a 12-month high of $78.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $26.03 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $72.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.38.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.03. W.R. Berkley had a net margin of 13.01% and a return on equity of 18.86%. The business had revenue of $3.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.16 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. W.R. Berkley’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that W.R. Berkley will post 4.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

W.R. Berkley Dividend Announcement

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

About W.R. Berkley

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.