Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WRB in the last 90 days.
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W.R. Berkley (WRB) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$69.99−0.11 (−0.2%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:18 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryW.R. Berkley closes at $69.99, down 0.2%, sitting between its 50-day average of $70.89 and 200-day average of $68.95. The GekkoIndex reads 56.2, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, and shares trade 0.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.30. Over the past year the stock is down 4.3%, though it has gained 4.2% over three months and 5.7% over six months.
Coverage this week centers on valuation debate following the company's underwriting discipline, record investment income and AI-related gains, weighed against global risk exposure and competition, as one piece frames a hold-or-buy question around WRB's premium valuation. A separate piece flags the stock as a value candidate. Filings during the period show California State Teachers Retirement System increasing its stake and Waverly Advisors LLC reducing its position, though these are background portfolio disclosures rather than company-specific developments.
The next earnings report is due 19 October 2026, 29 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter posted operating EPS of $1.27 against a $1.09 estimate, with a 0.8% price reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 3.3% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 5 of them. Analyst views are split, with 11 firms covering the stock — 2 buy, 5 hold, 4 sell — and a consensus target of $69.41, implying a -0.8% consensus upside. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $69.99200-day averageGekko Fair Value $70.30
Key stats
- Market cap
- $26.06B
- P/E ratio
- 14.4
- Forward P/E
- 14.3
- EPS, TTM
- $4.87
- Revenue, TTM
- $14.90B
- Profit margin
- 12.9%
- Dividend yield
- 0.53%
- Beta
- 0.28
- Volume
- 20.25M avg 3.32M
- 1-year return
- −4.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- 50-day average
- $70.89
- 200-day average
- $68.95
- Next earnings
- Oct 19
- Shares outstanding
- 371.2M
W.R. Berkley swing-trade checklist
W.R. Berkley scores 2 supportive, 3 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive3 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $69.99 sits between the 50-day ($70.89) and 200-day ($68.95) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
56.2, Neutral
Reading 56.2 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
0.4% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (0.4% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 29 days
Next report Oct 19, 2026, 29 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.3% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
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W.R. Berkley stock chart and price history
W.R. Berkley closed at $69.99 on Sep 18, 2026, −4.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $62.87 to $78.96.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +0.5%
- 3 months
- +4.2%
- 6 months
- +5.7%
- 1 year
- −4.3%
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About W.R. Berkley
W.R. Berkley operates as an insurance holding company, writing commercial coverage for businesses and individuals in the United States and abroad. It is recognized for the breadth of its underwriting, spanning everyday lines like property, general liability and commercial auto through to specialized areas such as cyber risk, directors and officers liability, environmental policies and coverage for fine arts and jewelry.
The company runs through two main divisions. One, Insurance, handles the commercial and personal policies described above, including home and auto cover, liability products for law enforcement and public officials, accident and health plans, group life, crime and fidelity insurance, and related risk management services. The other, Reinsurance & Monoline Excess, works with insurance carriers and self-insured organizations to help them manage risk, using both treaty reinsurance for policy portfolios and facultative reinsurance for single risks.
W.R. Berkley was established in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker WRB.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Multi-line insurance
- Website
- berkley.com
W.R. Berkley GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
W.R. Berkley’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 56.2, in the Neutral zone, down 2.9 points over five sessions.
56.2Neutral
Down 2.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 19 | +1.2% | +2.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 192 | +0.4% | +1.9% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 417 | +0.3% | +0.5% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | −2.4% | −1.2% | ||
| Selling | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WRB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is W.R. Berkley stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
W.R. Berkley trades 0.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.30, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what W.R. Berkley shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$70.30
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
0.4% below fair value · About fair value
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W.R. Berkley insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for W.R. Berkley, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in WRB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
W.R. Berkley has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $111.5M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.43%
- Trailing four quarters
- $634.9M
From company filings.
W.R. Berkley earnings: next date and track record
W.R. Berkley reports on Oct 19, 2026 (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 19, 2026
29 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.13
- Revenue estimate
- $3.77B
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±1.9%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 20, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- WRB reported Q2 2026 operating EPS of $1.27, up 21% year-over-year, with annualized ROE of 20.5%. Pretax underwriting income of $318 million was second-best quarterly ever, while net investment income hit a record $419 million. Insurance segment gross premiums written grew 5.4% to a record $3.8 billion. Calendar year combined ratio was 90%, with cat losses declining to $62 million. The company returned $334 million to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Guidance
- Management expects the expense ratio to remain below 30% but increase modestly over 2025 levels absent material market changes. Strong operating cash flows of $800 million are expected to continue driving net investment income growth. No predetermined quarterly capital return target was specified.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | $1.27 est $1.09 | $3.72B est $3.28B | +0.8% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $1.30 est $1.14 | $3.12B est $3.19B | +2.0% |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $1.13 est $1.13 | $3.18B est $3.14B | +0.2% |
| Oct 20, 2025 | $1.10 est $1.11 | $3.77B est $3.15B | +1.3% |
| Jul 21, 2025 | $1.05 est $1.03 | $3.67B est $3.10B | −0.3% |
| Apr 21, 2025 | $1.01 est $0.99 | $3.55B est $3.02B | +3.0% |
| Jan 27, 2025 | $1.13 est $0.96 | $3.72B est $2.98B | +3.2% |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $0.93 est $0.92 | $3.40B est $2.93B | −4.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
W.R. Berkley stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for W.R. Berkley is $69.41, −0.8% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$69.41consensus 12-month target, −0.8% from the last close
Now $69.99Avg $69.41
Low $62High $83
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | Mizuho Securities | $72 | +2.9% |
| Jul 27 | UBS | $77 | +10.0% |
| Jul 22 | Morgan Stanley | $75 | +7.2% |
| Jul 21 | Truist Financial | $83 | +18.6% |
| Jul 21 | Mizuho Securities | $74 | +5.7% |
+0.5%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+3.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
W.R. Berkley seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, W.R. Berkley averaged +3.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.3% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.5% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, WRB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4%.
W.R. Berkley market cap and key statistics
W.R. Berkley’s market cap is $26.06B, with a P/E ratio of 14.4 and revenue of $14.90B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $26.06B
- P/E ratio
- 14.4
- Forward P/E
- 14.3
- EPS, TTM
- $4.87
- Gekko Fair Value
- $70.30
Trading
- Volume
- 20.25M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.32M
- 52-week high
- $78.96
- 52-week low
- $62.87
- Shares outstanding
- 371.2M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $14.90B
- Profit margin
- 12.9%
- Return on equity
- 20.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +15.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.28
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- Dividend yield
- 0.53%
W.R. Berkley stock news this week
4 headlines about W.R. Berkley from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Waverly Advisors LLC Has $480,000 Position in W.R. Berkley Corporation $WRBDefense World, Sep 17
- WRB's Solid Growth Comes With a Premium Valuation - Hold or Buy?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 14
- California State Teachers Retirement System Acquires 22,145,374 Shares of W.R. Berkley Corporation $WRBDefense World, Sep 12
- Here's Why W.R. Berkley (WRB) is a Strong Value StockZacks Investment Research, Sep 11
W.R. Berkley peers
W.R. Berkley’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PGRProgressive | Accumulation | 3.9% below |
| MFCManulife Financial | Neutral | 10.8% above |
| ALLAllstate | Accumulation | 5.6% below |
| METMetLife | Neutral | 2.5% below |
| AFLAFLAC | Accumulation | 2.9% below |
| SLFSun Life Financial | Neutral | 9.1% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
W.R. Berkley stock FAQ
What is W.R. Berkley’s market cap?
W.R. Berkley’s market cap is $26.06B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $69.99, with 371.2M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 14.4.
What is the W.R. Berkley stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for W.R. Berkley is $69.41, −0.8% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 4 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is W.R. Berkley stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate W.R. Berkley is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $69.99 is 0.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.30. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does W.R. Berkley report earnings next?
W.R. Berkley is expected to report on Oct 19, 2026 (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.13 per share on revenue of $3.77B. W.R. Berkley beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 1.9% on average across the report.
What is W.R. Berkley’s 52-week high and low?
W.R. Berkley’s 52-week high is $78.96 and its 52-week low is $62.87; it closed at $69.99 on Sep 18, 2026, −4.3% over the past year.
Is W.R. Berkley stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (earnings risk and seasonality), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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