W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $68.76, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-day MA.
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
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $68.76, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-day MA. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 60. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 62d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — W.R. Berkley Corporation
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- Goldman Sachs raises W.R. Berkley stock price target to $70 By Investing.com - Investing.com Canada — Investing.com Canada positive
- W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) Given Consensus Rating of "Reduce" by Brokerages - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- W.R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 Earnings Top Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) Announces Earnings Results - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- 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
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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2 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $68.76, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-day MA. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 60. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $67.52 (-1.8%), stop $66.12 (−4.0%), A.R:R -2.2:1. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $67.52 (-1.8% upside). Target $67.52 (-1.8%), stop $66.12 (−4.0%), A.R:R -2.2:1. Stop-loss: $66.12.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-day MA.
W.R. Berkley Corporation trades at a P/E of 14.6 (forward 14.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
27 analysts cover WRB with a consensus score of 2.8/5. 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.