W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What WRB does

W. R. Berkley Corporation (symbol WRB) is a stock in the US Financial Services sector, specifically in the Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. The company operates as an insurance holding company and a commercial line writer worldwide, working through two main segments: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines, and also provides accident and health insurance, reinsurance products, and coverages for commercial risks, casualty, environmental, fine arts, jewelry, liability, marine, and professional exposures.

Key numbers explained

• Market cap of 25.12B USD means the total market value of all outstanding shares, giving a sense of the company's overall size.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 14.1 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the company's last 12 months of earnings; a lower number can suggest a cheaper valuation relative to earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 14 uses expected future earnings, helping investors compare the stock's price to what the company might earn going forward.
• EPS (earnings per share) for the trailing 12 months is 4.81 USD, representing the portion of profit allocated to each share.
• The dividend yield of 0.59% indicates the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the current share price.
• Beta of 0.28 suggests the stock tends to be less volatile than the overall market.
• Return on equity of 20.2% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• Debt-to-equity of 31.5% shows the proportion of debt used relative to equity, indicating a conservative capital structure.

Recent news

• W. R. Berkley Corporation is set to announce its Third Quarter 2026 earnings on October 19, 2026.
• Mizuho Securities adjusted its W. R. Berkley price target to $72 from $74, maintaining a Neutral rating.
• A recent headline questions whether W. R. Berkley (WRB) could be 17% undervalued following its dividend declaration, while another compares its stock performance to other Property & Casualty insurance peers.

What to watch

Investors tracking WRB often look at how its insurance and reinsurance segments perform across commercial and specialty lines. Because the company operates in a cyclical sector, factors such as interest rates, catastrophe losses, and premium growth can influence results. Earnings releases, analyst ratings, and comparisons with peers like Wells Fargo (WFC), Capital One (COF), T. Rowe Price (TROW), MetLife (MET), M&T Bank (MTB), Raymond James Financial (RJF), and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) can provide broader context for the Financial Services sector. As part of the S&P 500, WRB is also exposed to broad market movements.