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W. R. Berkley

NYQ:WRB · US0844231029
InsuranceSmall

360

16
EV / EBIT59
Price / Owner Earnings27
Owner Earnings Yield53
Dividend Yield63
Price/Sales24
EV / Gross Profit68
Price/Book10
Returns on capital51
Profit margins45
Cash Conversion84
Accruals76
Owner Earnings Margin54
Sales growth43
Profit Growth86
Long-Term EPS Growth72
Owner Earnings Growth28
Reinvestment47
Price momentum49
Debt load29
Debt serviceability23
Liquidity64
Analyst ratings5
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside12
Market mood51
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

W. R. Berkley clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryInsurance
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1970
Employees1,012
ISINUS0844231029
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Auto InsuranceHealth InsuranceInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance

Description

W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States. Segments The company operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance, and R…

Analysis

Hope premium

W. R. Berkley Corporation carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is attractive. You pay 14.7× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 2% yearly growth; analysts expect 5%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
8
2023202420252026

All-time high

82

Apr 2023

All-time low

8

Jun 2026

Average rank

48

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
24
41
37
37
Price/Earnings
19
36
42
32
Price/Book
10
24
21
15
Dividend Yield
63
24
26
24
Value (overall)
12
27
26
24

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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