W.R. Berkley shares fell -1.1% this afternoon to a price of $72.4. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $69.63, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 39.3% performance. Analysts have given the Large-Cap Property & Casualty Insurance stock target prices ranging from $52.47 to $80.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.
The stock has a very low short interest at 1.3%, and a short ratio of 1.63. The company's insiders own 24.73% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 70.1% of W.R. Berkley's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in W.R. Berkley
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 10% | 36,336,103 | $2,630,733,912 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 6% | 24,159,566 | $1,749,152,615 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 4% | 15,792,321 | $1,143,364,064 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 15,000,772 | $1,086,055,915 |
| 2025-03-31 | Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 3% | 11,787,639 | $853,425,081 |
| 2025-03-31 | Janus Henderson Group PLC | 2% | 8,688,048 | $629,014,688 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 7,900,076 | $571,965,514 |
| 2025-03-31 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2% | 6,696,361 | $484,816,546 |
| 2025-03-31 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 1% | 5,022,039 | $363,595,631 |
| 2024-12-31 | NORGES BANK | 1% | 4,657,926 | $337,233,849 |
Besides an analyst consensus of little upside potential, other market factors point to there being positive market sentiment on W.R. Berkley.
