Analyzing W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

Currently, W.R. Berkley Corp [WRB] is trading at $73.20, down -0.48%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WRB shares have gain 3.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.32%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

W.R. Berkley Corp [NYSE: WRB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 09, 2025, when Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $69 for it. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on April 01, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $74. On December 05, 2024, Morgan Stanley initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned a price target of $65 on the stock. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $69 on November 25, 2024. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Underweight and recommended $56 as its price target on September 05, 2024. TD Cowen started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on July 01, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $103. In a note dated June 13, 2024, Goldman downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $88 to $83.

This stock has fluctuated between a low of $50.22 and a high of $76.38 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.5 within the next 12 months. W.R. Berkley Corp [NYSE: WRB] shares were valued at $73.20 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.05% based on the average WRB price forecast.

Analyzing the WRB fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for W.R. Berkley Corp [NYSE:WRB] were 13.93B which represents 8.92% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.86% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.04.

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Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for W.R. Berkley Corp [NYSE:WRB] is 0.40. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.99, the price to book ratio is 3.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.97.

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