W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB)
Financials · Property-Casualty Insurance · NYSE
W. R. Berkley is a leading global property-casualty insurance provider specializing in niche commercial lines and diversified specialty insurance solutions.
What W. R. Berkley Corporation does
W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that operates primarily in the commercial lines segment of the property-casualty insurance industry. The company conducts its insurance business through various operating units, offering a wide array of specialized insurance products to a diverse range of customers. In addition to its primary insurance activities, it also operates non-insurance businesses and provides insurance-related services.
Themes: Commercial insurance, Specialty insurance, Reinsurance, Investment management
Fundamentals
- Price$68.60 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$25.5B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-5.4% 2025-08-21 close $72.51 → 2026-08-21 close $68.60
- P/E13.43 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+12.9% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+19.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.29 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.28 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-20 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.5%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How WRB compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 525 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 538 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 534 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 575 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 347 covered Financials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 453 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
WRB is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
52.5 #409 of 987 scored · #146 of 191 in Financials
Financial health 78th (free cash flow margin 22.6%, debt to equity 0.3) and profitability 60th (return on equity 19.7%, operating margin 17.4%); weakest is long-term trend (34th, over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 25.9 percentage points).
Short-term score
42.4 #1274 of 1,704 scored · #229 of 277 in Financials
Catalysts 65th: analysts have raised their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading; volume and participation 64th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is setup 22nd: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 91% of the past ~6 months).
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, WRB's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 39%, operating-cash-flow payout 20%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout39% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout20% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How W. R. Berkley Corporation looks technically
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) is trading 1.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 13 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-22, breaking below its recent trading range.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -1.5% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $71.00 | $71.00 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $69.68 | $69.68 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 13 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 13 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 36.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($68.49 to $73.43) — its "stochastic" reading is 2 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 2.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 16 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $78.96 | $78.96 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 13.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -13.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 9.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +9.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 13.1% below its highest point of the past year | 13.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-22, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $79.70 (set on 2024-07-10) | $79.70 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($63.54 to $78.46), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 34% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $72.76 to $73.24. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 33.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 13.9% below its all-time high | -13.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $68.73 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2025-08-12, most recently on 2026-08-12. Since 2024-08-21 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $4.92 (set on 2008-10-10) | $4.92 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1293.1% above its all-time low | +1,293% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 91% of the past ~6 months) | 91st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.42 between its high and its low — about 2.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.42 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $67.29 and $75.87 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $67.29 – $71.58 – $75.87 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.1% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (1.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.23× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading | +0.3% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.2% above the previous close 48 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 66.75 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.0% gap down opened on 2026-07-15 has been "filled" 25 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 25 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 3 sessions in a row, a -2.24% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 7.3 percentage points (the stock lost 4.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | -7.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 1.4 percentage points (the stock gained 1.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | -1.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 14.6 percentage points (the stock lost 3.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | -14.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 25.9 percentage points (the stock lost 5.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | -25.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.2% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is sitting right on the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $68.81 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-20 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $71.93 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 25 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
WRB last closed at $68.60 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $68.73 | Resistance | 0.2% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-08-12 to 2026-08-12 |
| $70.66 | Resistance | 3.0% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-05-12 to 2026-01-27 |
| $66.44 | Support | 3.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-22 to 2025-07-22 |
| $65.09 | Support | 5.1% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-11-27 to 2026-05-13 |
| $73.40 | Resistance | 7.0% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-04-24 to 2026-07-13 |
| $63.29 | Support | 7.7% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-03-04 to 2026-06-01 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.39 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 17 analysts
- Mean price target$69.53 range $51.00 – $83.00; median $70.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for WRB
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.12 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant exposure to losses from catastrophes, both natural and man-made, which can adversely impact financial results.","Investment portfolio performance is subject to market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates, credit spreads, and equity market volatility.","Uncertainty in establishing accurate reserves for losses and loss expenses, which are estimates that may change over time."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of WRB's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-11-03.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 'and fair value measurements on investments' to the list of critical accounting policies in the Critical Accounting Estimates section (newer filing, 2026-05-01)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'on investments' after 'allowance for expected credit losses' (older filing, 2025-11-03 stated 'allowance for expected credit losses on investments')
- Reworded:
- Changed 'allowance for expected credit losses on investments' to 'allowance for expected credit losses and fair value measurements on investments' in the Critical Accounting Estimates introduction
- Notes:
- The two source texts appear truncated at the end (newer ends mid-sentence at 'paid loss and incurred', older ends at 'paid loss and incurred loss development methods rel'), making complete comparison difficult
- Page number differs between filings (30 in newer, 32 in older), but this reflects document pagination, not content changes
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days4 buys ($19M) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about WRB's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 20 matched disclosures for WRB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding WRB as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 40,537,821
- Reported value $2,686,846,788
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
WRB had 15,608,018 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
WRB had 4.20% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.27 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 15,608,018
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.20%
- Prior settlement (shares) 17,721,972
- Reported change -11.93%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.27
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Chubb (CB)
- The Travelers Companies (TRV)
- American International Group (AIG)
- Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
- Markel Group (MKL)
- Everest Group (EG)
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Frequently asked questions
What does W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) do?
W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that operates primarily in the commercial lines segment of the property-casualty insurance industry. The company conducts its insurance business through various operating units, offering a wide array of specialized insurance products to a diverse range of customers. In addition to its primary insurance activities, it also operates non-insurance businesses and provides insurance-related services.
What sector is W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) in?
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is Property-Casualty Insurance. It trades on NYSE.
Does WRB pay a dividend?
Yes — W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.54% and 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are W. R. Berkley Corporation's (WRB) competitors?
Notable peers of W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) include Chubb, The Travelers Companies, American International Group, Arch Capital Group and Markel Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in WRB?
Yes — we hold 20 matched STOCK Act disclosures for WRB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) overbought or oversold right now?
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on WRB come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.