W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB)

Panagora Asset Management Inc. Sells 8,268 Shares of W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB)

Panagora Asset Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of W. R. Berkley Co. (NYSE:WRB – Free Report) by 17.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,424 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 8,268 shares during the period. Panagora Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in W. R. Berkley were worth $2,788,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of W. R. Berkley during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in W. R. Berkley by 106.1% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 406 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 132.6% in the 3rd quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 414 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of W. R. Berkley in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of W. R. Berkley by 70.6% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 580 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. 68.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of research analysts have issued reports on WRB shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on W. R. Berkley from $88.00 to $86.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of W. R. Berkley from $81.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of W. R. Berkley from $83.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of W. R. Berkley from $99.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on W. R. Berkley from $93.00 to $87.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, W. R. Berkley has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $90.38. Read Our Latest Report on W. R. Berkley W. R. Berkley Stock Performance NYSE:WRB opened at $79.31 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.36. W. R. Berkley Co. has a fifty-two week low of $55.50 and a fifty-two week high of $89.18. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.80. The company has a market capitalization of $20.28 billion, a PE ratio of 14.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.60. W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 23rd. The insurance provider reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.77 billion. W. R. Berkley had a net margin of 12.23% and a return on equity of 20.51%. W. R. Berkley’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.00 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that W. R. Berkley Co. will post 5.82 earnings per share for the current year. W. R. Berkley Dividend Announcement The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were paid a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. W. R. Berkley’s dividend payout ratio is 7.80%. About W. R. Berkley (Free Report) W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. 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