BNP Paribas Financial Markets Has $40.77 Million Stock Position in W.R. Berkley Corporation $WRB

BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) by 22.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 581,456 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 107,392 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in W.R. Berkley were worth $40,772,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in W.R. Berkley by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,033,581 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,596,795,000 after purchasing an additional 309,828 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in W.R. Berkley by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,921,114 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,143,256,000 after purchasing an additional 149,605 shares during the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in W.R. Berkley in the 3rd quarter valued at about $682,816,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in W.R. Berkley in the 4th quarter valued at about $435,752,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in W.R. Berkley by 33.4% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,892,799 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $374,886,000 after purchasing an additional 1,224,363 shares during the last quarter. 68.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting W.R. Berkley

Here are the key news stories impacting W.R. Berkley this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.50 per share, lifted the regular quarterly dividend 11.1% to $0.10 per share, and expanded the share repurchase authorization, all signals of strong cash generation and confidence in future earnings. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised some forward earnings estimates for W.R. Berkley, including Q2 2026 EPS, Q1 2027 EPS, and FY2028 EPS, which supports the view that profits can keep growing. Reference
• Neutral Sentiment: One research update trimmed estimates for Q3 2026, Q4 2027, and FY2027 slightly, suggesting some near-term earnings variability, but the changes were modest. Reference
• Neutral Sentiment: Separate Zacks-style coverage highlighted WRB as a top-ranked value stock, reinforcing the stock’s valuation appeal rather than driving a major new thesis. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on WRB shares. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of W.R. Berkley from $68.00 to $67.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of W.R. Berkley from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on shares of W.R. Berkley from $74.00 to $66.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Brean Capital cut shares of W.R. Berkley from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $73.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald cut shares of W.R. Berkley from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $75.00 to $71.00 in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $68.81.

W.R. Berkley Stock Up 0.3%

W.R. Berkley stock opened at $65.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $24.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. W.R. Berkley Corporation has a twelve month low of $62.87 and a twelve month high of $78.96. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $66.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.94.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The insurance provider reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.17. W.R. Berkley had a net margin of 12.64% and a return on equity of 18.92%. The company had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.18 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.01 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that W.R. Berkley Corporation will post 4.67 EPS for the current year.

About W.R. Berkley

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) is a publicly traded insurance holding company that underwrites and sells commercial property and casualty insurance, specialty insurance products, and reinsurance. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, the company operates a portfolio of underwriting businesses that focus on niche and specialty commercial risks, offering coverage tailored to industries such as transportation, construction, professional services and other commercial lines.

The company’s product mix includes primary and excess casualty, property, professional liability, environmental and other specialty lines, together with treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions.