Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for W.R. Berkley (WRB)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of W.R. Berkley (NYSE: WRB) in the last few weeks:

• 10/26/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $79.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $74.00 to $71.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $68.00 price target on the stock, up from $65.00.
• 10/20/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target raised by Mizuho from $70.00 to $73.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – W.R. Berkley was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 10/12/2026 – W.R. Berkley was given a new $65.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – W.R. Berkley was given a new $70.00 price target by Mizuho. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $73.00 to $74.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – W.R. Berkley was given a new $70.00 price target by Morgan Stanley. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – W.R. Berkley was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 9/16/2026 – W.R. Berkley had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $74.00 to $72.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/9/2026 – W.R. Berkley was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.

W.R. Berkley Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of NYSE WRB traded up $1.61 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $76.73. The stock had a trading volume of 1,613,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,309,185. The business’s 50 day moving average is $70.72 and its 200-day moving average is $69.31. W.R. Berkley Corporation has a 52 week low of $62.87 and a 52 week high of $78.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $28.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.22, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.23.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 19th. The insurance provider reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.02. W.R. Berkley had a net margin of 12.53% and a return on equity of 19.63%. The company had revenue of $3.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.82 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.10 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that W.R. Berkley Corporation will post 4.91 EPS for the current year.

W.R. Berkley Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 21st were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 21st. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. W.R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.46%.

W.R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that operates through a group of specialized insurance businesses. The company primarily provides commercial property and casualty insurance, serving businesses, organizations and other commercial customers with coverage tailored to specific industries and risks.

Its products and services include workers’ compensation, commercial automobile, property, general liability, professional liability, directors and officers liability, excess and surplus lines, and other specialty insurance products.