WRBerkley is an insurance - property & casualty business based in the US. WRBerkley shares (WRB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $60.19 – a decrease of 0.08% over the previous week. WRBerkley employs 8,329 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $13.2 billion.
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| Latest market close | $60.19 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $45.08 - $61.96 |
| 50-day moving average | $58.42 |
| 200-day moving average | $55.73 |
| Wall St. target price | $62.71 |
| PE ratio | 15.4534 |
| Dividend yield | $0.307 (0.51%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $3.86 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $60.19 from 2024-11-19
| 1 week (2024-11-13) | -0.08% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-18) | -1.75% |
| 3 months (2024-08-20) | 4.95% |
| 6 months (2024-05-20) | -23.49% |
| 1 year (2023-11-20) | -13.58% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-18) | 28.65% |
| 3 years (2021-11-19) | 81.01% |
| 5 years (2019-11-20) | 115.09% |
Valuing WRBerkley stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of WRBerkley's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
WRBerkley's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, WRBerkley shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
WRBerkley's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.1498. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into WRBerkley's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
WRBerkley's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.9 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a WRBerkley's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $13.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 15.61% |
| Gross profit TTM | $4.8 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.6% |
| Return on equity TTM | 20.54% |
| Profit margin | 11.96% |
| Book value | $22.11 |
| Market Capitalization | $22.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like WRBerkley.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 35.42
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and WRBerkley's overall score of 35.42 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 54th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like WRBerkley is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 9.33/100
WRBerkley's environmental score of 9.33 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that WRBerkley is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 18.91/100
WRBerkley's social score of 18.91 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that WRBerkley is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 20.18/100
WRBerkley's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that WRBerkley is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. WRBerkley scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that WRBerkley has managed to keep its nose clean.
W. R. Berkley Corp was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 35.42 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 54.16 |
| Environmental score | 9.33 |
| Environmental score percentile | 9 |
| Social score | 18.91 |
| Social score percentile | 9 |
| Governance score | 20.18 |
| Governance score percentile | 9 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
Dividend payout ratio: 24.56% of net profits
Recently WRBerkley has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), WRBerkley shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In WRBerkley's case, that would currently equate to about $0.307 per share.
While WRBerkley's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that WRBerkley is investing more in its future growth.
WRBerkley's most recent dividend payout was on 29 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 22 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
WRBerkley's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 10 July 2024 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your WRBerkley shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for WRBerkley shares which in turn could have impacted WRBerkley's share price.
Over the last 12 months, WRBerkley's shares have ranged in value from as little as $45.0766 up to $61.96. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while WRBerkley's is 0.621. This would suggest that WRBerkley's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. 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; specialized 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, this segment offers cyber risk solutions; crime and fidelity insurance products; medical professional coverages; workers' compensation insurance products; general insurance; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, and collectibles; automobile, law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical and property and crime insurance products; at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services; professional liability; energy and marine risks; and provides insurance products to the Lloyd's marketplace.
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