W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB)Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Greenwich, United States | NYSE
68.44 USD
+0.10
(0.146%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 70.65 +2.21 (3.229%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:45 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is cautiously optimistic, driven by a technical rebound off the $68 support zone and a clear options floor at $67. The stock has stabilized after a recent dip, trading near its 200-day average, which often signals a transition from selling pressure to accumulation. However, the long-term picture remains mixed; while the business shows a massive 314% gain over the last nine years and recently posted strong earnings growth, the most recent quarterly revenue miss and the fact that the current price is still below the 52-week high suggest the market hasn't fully priced in a complete turnaround yet. The dividend yield is modest at under 0.6%, offering little cushion for a patient holder. This is a speculative play on a potential mean reversion to the $70s, but investors should remain wary until revenue consistency is restored. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.029937 |
| AutoETS | 0.031651 |
| MSTL | 0.033514 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.058646 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 63% |
| H-stat | 0.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.594 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.16 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-22 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-22 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 31.527 |
| Revenue per Share | 37.823 |
| Market Cap | 25,406,812,160 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.05 |
| Forward P/E | 14.14 |
| Beta | 0.29 |
| Profit Margins | 12.94% |
| Website | https://www.berkley.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery with a distinct bullish bias. Call open interest heavily favors strikes above the current price ($70-$77), while put volume is concentrated at lower strikes ($64-$67). The significant call volume at the $77 strike suggests a target for a bounce, whereas the put wall at $67 acts as a floor. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term calls relative to puts, indicating a speculative preference for upside moves rather than a hedging strategy against a crash.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.87% | 2.70% | 2.62% | 2.37% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | 0.600000 | 0.870070 |
| 2026-02-23 | 0.090000 | 0.126761 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1.090000 | 1.577424 |
| 2025-09-22 | 0.090000 | 0.122599 |
| 2025-06-23 | 0.590000 | 0.798160 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.080000 | 0.125530 |
| 2024-12-16 | 0.580000 | 0.971362 |
| 2024-09-23 | 0.330000 | 0.574513 |
| 2024-06-24 | 0.413333 | 0.766946 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.073333 | 0.133026 |
| 2023-12-15 | 0.406667 | 0.868699 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.406667 | 0.939763 |
| 2023-06-23 | 0.073333 | 0.188970 |
| 2023-03-08 | 0.066667 | 0.153587 |
| 2023-01-12 | 0.333333 | 0.684649 |
| 2022-12-16 | 0.066667 | 0.138793 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.066667 | 0.156642 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.400000 | 0.881964 |
| 2022-03-08 | 0.057778 | 0.145691 |
| 2021-12-06 | 0.502222 | 1.435649 |
| 2021-09-14 | 0.057778 | 0.181895 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.280000 | 0.852157 |
| 2021-03-09 | 0.053333 | 0.161855 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.053333 | 0.187177 |
| 2020-09-14 | 0.053333 | 0.187939 |
| 2020-06-22 | 0.053333 | 0.207935 |
| 2020-03-10 | 0.048889 | 0.174299 |
| 2019-11-21 | 0.382222 | 1.268623 |
| 2019-09-18 | 0.048889 | 0.152948 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.271111 | 0.938461 |
| 2019-03-13 | 0.044444 | 0.181070 |
| 2018-11-27 | 0.192593 | 0.838495 |
| 2018-09-18 | 0.192593 | 0.822891 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.044444 | 0.199254 |
| 2018-06-08 | 0.148148 | 0.638487 |
| 2018-03-13 | 0.041481 | 0.194226 |
| 2017-11-29 | 0.189630 | 0.934308 |
| 2017-09-19 | 0.041481 | 0.215515 |
| 2017-06-13 | 0.189630 | 0.931860 |
| 2017-03-13 | 0.038519 | 0.178992 |
| 2016-11-29 | 0.038519 | 0.209006 |
| 2016-11-09 | 0.148148 | 0.878271 |
| 2016-09-16 | 0.186667 | 1.118610 |
| 2016-06-13 | 0.038519 | 0.234111 |
| 2016-03-11 | 0.035556 | 0.224806 |
| 2015-11-27 | 0.035556 | 0.215520 |
| 2015-09-03 | 0.035556 | 0.222720 |
| 2015-06-11 | 0.035556 | 0.235667 |
| 2015-03-17 | 0.032593 | 0.215099 |
| 2014-12-16 | 0.296296 | 1.993221 |
| 2014-11-28 | 0.032593 | 0.210569 |
| 2014-09-08 | 0.032593 | 0.227840 |
| 2014-06-06 | 0.032593 | 0.242507 |
| 2014-03-17 | 0.029630 | 0.243905 |
| 2013-11-29 | 0.029630 | 0.228365 |
| 2013-09-06 | 0.029630 | 0.245703 |
| 2013-06-07 | 0.029630 | 0.240851 |
| 2013-03-27 | 0.026667 | 0.204874 |
| 2012-12-20 | 0.296296 | 2.554276 |
| 2012-11-30 | 0.026667 | 0.226418 |
| 2012-09-10 | 0.026667 | 0.239301 |
| 2012-06-08 | 0.026667 | 0.234990 |
| 2012-03-19 | 0.023704 | 0.223155 |
| 2011-12-02 | 0.023704 | 0.241185 |
| 2011-09-08 | 0.023704 | 0.266315 |
| 2011-06-10 | 0.023704 | 0.250316 |
| 2011-03-17 | 0.020741 | 0.233258 |
| 2010-12-02 | 0.020741 | 0.258783 |
| 2010-09-08 | 0.020741 | 0.265456 |
| 2010-06-10 | 0.020741 | 0.255758 |
| 2010-03-17 | 0.017778 | 0.233739 |
| 2009-12-10 | 0.017778 | 0.243510 |
| 2009-09-10 | 0.017778 | 0.235574 |
| 2009-06-10 | 0.017778 | 0.259969 |
| 2009-03-17 | 0.017778 | 0.276374 |
| 2008-12-10 | 0.017778 | 0.212995 |
| 2008-09-10 | 0.017778 | 0.253918 |
| 2008-06-11 | 0.017778 | 0.232291 |
| 2008-03-17 | 0.014815 | 0.184845 |
| 2007-12-12 | 0.014815 | 0.161605 |
| 2007-09-12 | 0.014815 | 0.171529 |
| 2007-06-13 | 0.014815 | 0.154228 |
| 2007-03-15 | 0.014815 | 0.155862 |
| 2006-12-13 | 0.011852 | 0.114418 |
| 2006-09-13 | 0.011852 | 0.114944 |
| 2006-06-14 | 0.011852 | 0.129242 |
| 2006-03-16 | 0.011852 | 0.101199 |
| 2005-12-14 | 0.009877 | 0.103869 |
| 2005-09-15 | 0.009877 | 0.136395 |
| 2005-06-14 | 0.009877 | 0.139515 |
| 2005-03-22 | 0.009877 | 0.149112 |
| 2004-12-13 | 0.009218 | 0.154183 |
| 2004-09-15 | 0.009218 | 0.163359 |
| 2004-06-14 | 0.009218 | 0.167182 |
| 2004-03-17 | 0.009218 | 0.167703 |
| 2003-12-11 | 0.009218 | 0.207774 |
| 2003-09-17 | 0.009218 | 0.206183 |
| 2003-06-13 | 0.008779 | 0.197080 |
| 2003-03-21 | 0.008779 | 0.231907 |
| 2002-12-11 | 0.007901 | 0.230881 |
| 2002-09-17 | 0.007901 | 0.272060 |
| 2002-06-13 | 0.007609 | 0.236462 |
| 2002-03-20 | 0.007609 | 0.231824 |
| 2001-12-12 | 0.007609 | 0.243550 |
| 2001-09-17 | 0.007609 | 0.323400 |
| 2001-06-13 | 0.007609 | 0.297023 |
| 2001-03-19 | 0.007609 | 0.284168 |
| 2000-12-13 | 0.007609 | 0.324005 |
| 2000-09-14 | 0.007609 | 0.431558 |
| 2000-06-14 | 0.007609 | 0.608219 |
| 2000-03-17 | 0.007609 | 0.825440 |
| 1999-12-15 | 0.007609 | 0.620003 |
| 1999-09-15 | 0.007609 | 0.559170 |
| 1999-06-11 | 0.007609 | 0.508585 |
| 1999-03-17 | 0.007609 | 0.502442 |
| 1998-12-14 | 0.007023 | 0.360886 |
| 1998-09-16 | 0.007023 | 0.374983 |
| 1998-06-11 | 0.007023 | 0.259098 |
| 1998-03-17 | 0.007023 | 0.256673 |
| 1997-12-12 | 0.006438 | 0.264263 |
| 1997-09-16 | 0.006243 | 0.272923 |
| 1997-06-11 | 0.005853 | 0.266677 |
| 1997-03-17 | 0.005853 | 0.293410 |
| 1996-12-12 | 0.005072 | 0.251188 |
| 1996-09-16 | 0.005072 | 0.300554 |
| 1996-06-12 | 0.005072 | 0.299688 |
| 1996-03-25 | 0.005072 | 0.276574 |
| 1995-12-15 | 0.004682 | 0.239391 |
| 1995-09-26 | 0.004682 | 0.265916 |
| 1995-06-14 | 0.004682 | 0.341621 |
| 1995-03-23 | 0.004682 | 0.322133 |
| 1994-12-13 | 0.004292 | 0.328356 |
| 1994-09-22 | 0.004292 | 0.305553 |
| 1994-06-13 | 0.004292 | 0.274998 |
| 1994-03-23 | 0.004292 | 0.295300 |
| 1993-12-13 | 0.003902 | 0.277789 |
| 1993-09-22 | 0.003902 | 0.218588 |
| 1993-06-11 | 0.003902 | 0.259751 |
| 1993-03-24 | 0.003902 | 0.215642 |
| 1992-12-14 | 0.003512 | 0.203986 |
| 1992-09-22 | 0.003512 | 0.230792 |
| 1992-06-11 | 0.003512 | 0.274836 |
| 1992-03-24 | 0.003512 | 0.263762 |
| 1991-12-10 | 0.003121 | 0.285671 |
| 1991-09-13 | 0.003121 | 0.323183 |
| 1991-06-11 | 0.003121 | 0.275820 |
| 1991-03-22 | 0.003121 | 0.283981 |
| 1990-12-17 | 0.002861 | 0.289438 |
| 1990-09-13 | 0.002861 | 0.325886 |
| 1990-06-13 | 0.002861 | 0.255041 |
| 1990-03-26 | 0.002861 | 0.297261 |
| 1989-12-15 | 0.002601 | 0.218560 |
| 1989-09-13 | 0.002601 | 0.249199 |
| 1989-06-12 | 0.002601 | 0.319972 |
| 1989-03-27 | 0.002601 | 0.333304 |
| 1988-12-16 | 0.002341 | 0.305071 |
| 1988-09-13 | 0.002341 | 0.321414 |
| 1988-06-13 | 0.002341 | 0.351204 |
| 1988-04-08 | 0.002341 | 0.374983 |
| 1987-12-21 | 0.001821 | 0.294759 |
| 1986-12-19 | 0.001561 | 0.228610 |
| 1986-09-15 | 0.001561 | 0.208731 |
| 1986-06-16 | 0.001040 | 0.110930 |
| 1986-04-03 | 0.001387 | 0.150024 |
| 1985-12-20 | 0.001387 | 0.249942 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.04918033 |
| Address1 | 475 Steamboat Road |
| All Time High | 78.96 |
| All Time Low | 0.039018 |
| Ask | 68.29 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.4 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,481,780 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,936,830 |
| Average Volume | 1,936,830 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,481,780 |
| Beta | 0.294 |
| Bid | 68.26 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 24.968 |
| City | Greenwich |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 68.44 |
| Current Ratio | 0.406 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 68.93 |
| Day Low | 67.99 |
| Debt To Equity | 31.527 |
| Display Name | W. R. Berkley |
| Dividend Date | 1,782,950,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.4 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.59 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,581,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,581,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.15 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.127 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,577,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,440,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,440,000 |
| Ebitda | 2,580,506,880 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.17322999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.002 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.733 |
| Enterprise Value | 25,810,327,552 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.87392 |
| Eps Forward | 4.84091 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.87 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,782,172,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 203 769 4098 |
| Fifty Day Average | 71.0912 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.6511993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.03729293 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.9180326 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 78.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.519997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13323198 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 62.87 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.5700035 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08859557 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 62.87 - 78.96 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 120,231,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.55 |
| Float Shares | 243,524,048 |
| Forward Eps | 4.84091 |
| Forward P E | 14.137838 |
| Free Cashflow | 3,045,504,768 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 8,804 |
| Fullday Change | 0.100006 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.146336 |
| Fullday Price | 70.65 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.43785998 |
| Gross Profits | 6,522,393,088 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.26361 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.76544 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 371,227,529 |
| Industry | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Industry Disp | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Industry Key | insurance-property-casualty |
| Ir Website | http://ir.wrberkley.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,782,172,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.6 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,720,656,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide. The company operates through Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segments. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines. This segment also provides accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; casualty and specialty environmental products; insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; excess liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds; and commercial general liability, umbrella, professional liability, directors and officers, commercial property, and surety products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries. In addition, it offers cyber risk solutions; crime and fidelity insurance products; medical professional coverages; workers' compensation insurance products; management liability and general insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, fine arts and collectibles, liability, collector vehicle, and recreational marine; law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical, property, and crime insurance products; at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services; professional liability; energy and marine risks; and insurance products to the Lloyd's marketplace. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions; property and casualty reinsurance products; facultative reinsurance products include automatic, semi-automatic, and individual risk assumed reinsurance; and turnkey products, such as cyber, employment practices liability insurance, liquor liability insurance and violent events. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. |
| Long Name | W. R. Berkley Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 25,406,812,160 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_254504 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,928,020,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 25,369,689,331 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 68.76 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,602,895,872 |
| Operating Margins | 0.16385001 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0761 |
| Peg Ratio | 4.62 |
| Phone | 203 629 3000 |
| Post Market Change | 2.209999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.2291043 |
| Post Market Price | 70.65 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,170 |
| Previous Close | 68.34 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 14.042086 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.7411087 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.7056013 |
| Profit Margins | 0.12943 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.249 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.38889 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.100006 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.146336 |
| Regular Market Day High | 68.93 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 67.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 67.99 - 68.93 |
| Regular Market Open | 68.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 68.34 |
| Regular Market Price | 68.44 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,266,958 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03561 |
| Return On Equity | 0.20207001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.012 |
| Revenue Per Share | 37.823 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 371,227,529 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0001 |
| Shares Short | 45,759 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 36,525 |
| Short Name | W.R. Berkley Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0002 |
| Short Ratio | 0.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | WRB |
| Target High Price | 83.0 |
| Target Low Price | 51.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 69.52941 |
| Target Median Price | 70.0 |
| Total Cash | 3,898,912,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.033 |
| Total Debt | 3,103,180,032 |
| Total Revenue | 14,896,102,400 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.37 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0054141064 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.87 |
| Trailing P E | 14.053389 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 4.6168 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 69.4662 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.0261993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.014772642 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,266,958 |
| Website | https://www.berkley.com |
| Zip | 6,830 |