What changed
$WRB — ADD 📊
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide.
🎯 Q1 FY26 | Rev $4B | EPS $1.30 vs $1.14 🟢
💡 Consensus models low-single-digit EPS growth and a softening market, but WRB's disciplined risk selection and favorable prior-year reserve development can sustain double-digit EPS growth, driving multiple expansion from 14.2x to 16–17x.
📉 Reward/Risk: 2.1:1
🏢 Business Quality: 7/10 - Consistent underwriter with an average combined ratio below 93% over the cycle and a strong investment portfolio; however, it remains a cyclical financial stock.
📊 Valuation: cheap — P/E 14.2x is below its 5-year median of 14.3x and near the low end of its range; P/B is estimated at 1.4x, below the peer average of 1.6x.
🔮 Catalyst: Q2 2026 earnings release (est. July 2026)
📊 Our read: ADD. Full analysis →
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Also in play: $PWR $PRIM $MYRG $EME $APG
Why it matters
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide.