W. R. Berkley Corporation Maintains Hold Rating with $74.00 Price Target

KBW analyst Meyer Shields maintains a Hold rating for W. R. Berkley Corporation with a price target of $74.00. The company's shares opened at $70.23. Shields covers the Financial sector, with a 70.48% success rate on recommended stocks. The word on the street suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating with a $72.73 average price target, a 3.56% upside from current levels.

W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) has seen mixed analyst ratings in the past three months, with a majority of analysts maintaining a Hold rating. The company's shares opened at $70.23 on July 2, 2025, following a Hold rating update from KBW analyst Meyer Shields, who set a price target of $74.00 [1].

According to TipRanks, an average of 11 analysts have given WRB a Hold rating in the past three months, with 2 analysts recommending a Buy rating and 1 analyst recommending a Sell rating. The average 12-month price target is $72.73, representing a 3.56% upside from the current share price [2].

Analysts from various firms, including Barclays, TD Cowen, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, have updated their ratings and price targets for WRB. For instance, Barclays raised its price target to $66 from $62, while Truist Financial reiterated its Buy rating with a price target of $80.00 [3].

The consensus among analysts is that WRB has a mixed outlook, with some analysts expecting the stock to rise and others remaining cautious. The company's earnings and sales forecasts for the next quarter are $1.03 and $3.10B, respectively, with a range of $0.98 to $1.09 and $3.07B to $3.13B [4].

WRB's performance has been in line with its overall industry over the past year, with the company beating EPS estimates 0.00% of the time and sales estimates 0.00% of the time in the past 12 months [5].

References:
[1] https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/wrb/forecast
[2] https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/wrb/forecast
[3] https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/wrb/forecast
[4] https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/wrb/forecast
[5] https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/wrb/forecast