Q3 EPS Estimates for W. R. Berkley Reduced by Zacks Research

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for W. R. Berkley in a report released on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.01 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.

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

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on WRB. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Barclays began coverage on W. R. Berkley in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $56.00 price target for the company. Evercore ISI raised their price target on W. R. Berkley from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on W. R. Berkley from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of W. R. Berkley from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned 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 Price Performance

Shares of WRB opened at $64.55 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $24.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.62. W. R. Berkley has a 1 year low of $45.75 and a 1 year high of $65.49. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $59.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On W. R. Berkley

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 51.0% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 619 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC boosted its stake in W. R. Berkley by 51.1% in the 3rd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 719 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in W. R. Berkley in the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 108.1% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 801 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. raised its position in shares of W. R. Berkley by 49.9% in the second quarter. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. now owns 580 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

W. R. Berkley Dividend Announcement

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

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.