W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $68.27 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings estimates trending DOWN.
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company and one of the largest commercial lines writers in the U.S., operating through 60 decentralized specialty businesses in Insurance (88% of net premiums) and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess (12%). Net premiums written totaled $12.7... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $68.27 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings estimates trending DOWN. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.35, earnings proximity 38d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and news soft leadership change. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-13Recent Developments — W.R. Berkley Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Goldman Sachs raises W.R. Berkley stock price target to $70 By Investing.com - Investing.com Canada — Investing.com Canada positive
- NEWS W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) Given Consensus Rating of "Reduce" by Brokerages - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS W.R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 Earnings Top Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) Announces Earnings Results - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Earnings Flash (WRB) W. R. Berkley Corporation Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $1.30 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $1.13 - markets — marketscreener.com positive
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2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $68.27 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings estimates trending DOWN. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Prior stop was $65.03. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $67.72 (-0.8% upside). Prior stop was $65.03. Stop-loss: $65.03.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings estimates trending DOWN; Below 200-day MA.
W.R. Berkley Corporation trades at a P/E of 14.3 (forward 14.0). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
27 analysts cover WRB with a consensus score of 2.7/5. Average price target: $67.
What does W.R. Berkley Corporation do?W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company and one of the largest commercial lines writers in the U.S., operating...
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company and one of the largest commercial lines writers in the U.S., operating through 60 decentralized specialty businesses in Insurance (88% of net premiums) and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess (12%). Net premiums written totaled $12.7 billion in 2025; 33 subsidiaries hold A.M. Best A+ and 25 hold S&P AA- financial strength ratings.