Q1 2026 EPS Estimates for W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) Decreased by Analyst

W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of W. R. Berkley in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $1.83 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.02. The consensus estimate for W. R. Berkley’s current full-year earnings is $5.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for W. R. Berkley’s FY2026 earnings at $7.23 EPS.

W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The insurance provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $3.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 19.03%. W. R. Berkley’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.16 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $92.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of W. R. Berkley from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $71.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $73.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of W. R. Berkley from $81.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, W. R. Berkley has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.22.

W. R. Berkley Stock Performance

Shares of WRB stock opened at $82.40 on Thursday. W. R. Berkley has a one year low of $55.50 and a one year high of $89.18. The company’s 50-day moving average is $84.53 and its 200 day moving average is $75.78. The company has a market capitalization of $21.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.37.

W. R. Berkley Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. W. R. Berkley’s payout ratio is 8.70%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On W. R. Berkley

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 55.3% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,331,473 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,620,232,000 after buying an additional 8,664,707 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in W. R. Berkley by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 13,065,224 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $829,511,000 after acquiring an additional 529,817 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in W. R. Berkley by 65.6% during the 1st quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,940,770 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $795,136,000 after acquiring an additional 4,732,333 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its stake in W. R. Berkley by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 6,819,124 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $432,946,000 after acquiring an additional 302,212 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in W. R. Berkley by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,793,764 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $409,735,000 after acquiring an additional 154,468 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.82% of the company’s stock.

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.