How to buy WRBerkley Corporation stock | $66.28

W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance-property & casualty business based in the US. WRBerkley Corporation shares (WRB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. WRBerkley Corporation employs 7,493 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$7.8 billion.

How to buy shares in WRBerkley Corporation

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3. Search for WRBerkley Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: WRB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until WRBerkley Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$66.28, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of WRBerkley Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of WRBerkley Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

WRBerkley Corporation share price

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WRBerkley Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-31.

Latest market close	USD$66.28
52-week range	USD$42.8005 - USD$79.3119
50-day moving average	USD$66.4291
200-day moving average	USD$62.7572
Wall St. target price	USD$64.33
PE ratio	37.249
Dividend yield	USD$0.48 (0.73%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.763

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WRBerkley Corporation price performance over time

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Is WRBerkley Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing WRBerkley Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of WRBerkley Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

WRBerkley Corporation's P/E ratio

WRBerkley Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 37x. In other words, WRBerkley Corporation shares trade at around 37x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

WRBerkley Corporation's PEG ratio

WRBerkley Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5897. 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 Corporation'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 Corporation's EBITDA

WRBerkley Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$742.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a WRBerkley Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

WRBerkley Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$7.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	7.41%
Gross profit TTM	USD$3.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	1.32%
Return on equity TTM	5.61%
Profit margin	4.35%
Book value	$33.639
Market capitalisation	USD$11.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting WRBerkley Corporation shares

There are currently 1.0 million WRBerkley Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as WRBerkley Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 46.4% down from 2.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting WRBerkley Corporation shares can be evaluated.

WRBerkley Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

WRBerkley Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of WRBerkley Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of WRBerkley Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 1.4 million). WRBerkley Corporation's SIR currently stands at 0.75. In other words for every 100,000 WRBerkley Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 750 shares are currently held short.

However WRBerkley Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of WRBerkley Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable WRBerkley Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case WRBerkley Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 WRBerkley Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0073% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable WRBerkley Corporation shares, roughly 7 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against WRBerkley Corporation.

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WRBerkley Corporation's environmental, social and governance track record

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 Corporation.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

WRBerkley Corporation's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 35.42

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and WRBerkley Corporation's overall score of 35.42 (as at 01/01/2019) 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 Corporation 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.).

WRBerkley Corporation's environmental score

Environmental score: 9.33/100

WRBerkley Corporation'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 Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

WRBerkley Corporation's social score

Social score: 18.91/100

WRBerkley Corporation'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 Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

WRBerkley Corporation's governance score

Governance score: 20.18/100

WRBerkley Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that WRBerkley Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

WRBerkley Corporation's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. WRBerkley Corporation scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that WRBerkley Corporation has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

W. R. Berkley Corporation 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

WRBerkley Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 22.23% of net profits

Recently WRBerkley Corporation has paid out, on average, around 22.23% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.73% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), WRBerkley Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.73% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In WRBerkley Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.48 per share.

While WRBerkley Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that WRBerkley Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

WRBerkley Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 29 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 December 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have WRBerkley Corporation's shares ever split?

WRBerkley Corporation's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 3 April 2019. 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 Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for WRBerkley Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted WRBerkley Corporation's share price.

WRBerkley Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, WRBerkley Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $42.8005 up to $79.3119. 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 Corporation's is 0.8283. This would suggest that WRBerkley Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

WRBerkley Corporation overview

W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including premises operations, commercial automobile, property, products liability, and professional liability lines. It also provides workers' compensation, property casualty, general liability, professional liability, and excess and umbrella coverage insurance products; accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; specialty environmental products for contractors, consultants, and property owners; and liquor liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds. In addition, this segment offers directors and officers, and surety risk products, as well as products for life sciences and travel industries; coverage for excess liability, construction wrap-ups, and completed operations; cyber risk solutions; casualty, group life, and crime and fidelity related insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, and collectibles; automobile, law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical insurance products; and at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides other insurance companies and self-insureds with assistance in managing their net risk through reinsurance on a portfolio basis through treaty reinsurance or on an individual basis through facultative reinsurance. W. R. Berkley Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of WRBerkley Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 23.916% of WRBerkley Corporation shares are held by insiders and 73.504% by institutions.

• How many people work for WRBerkley Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 7,493 work at WRBerkley Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for WRBerkley Corporation?

  WRBerkley Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is WRBerkley Corporation based?

  WRBerkley Corporation's address is: 475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, United States, 06830

• What is WRBerkley Corporation's ISIN number?

  WRBerkley Corporation's international securities identification number is: US0844231029

• What is WRBerkley Corporation's CUSIP number?

  WRBerkley Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 084423102