On Oct 22, major Wall Street analysts update their ratings for $WR Berkley (WRB.US)$, with price targets ranging from $56 to $76.
BofA Securities analyst Joshua Shanker maintains with a buy rating, and maintains the target price at $76.
Barclays analyst Alex Scott maintains with a sell rating, and maintains the target price at $56.
Wells Fargo analyst Elyse Greenspan maintains with a buy rating, and maintains the target price at $68.
TD Cowen analyst Andrew Kligerman maintains with a buy rating, and maintains the target price at $68.
RBC Capital analyst Scott Heleniak maintains with a hold rating, and adjusts the target price from $57 to $63.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $WR Berkley (WRB.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
The assessment of W. R. Berkley indicates that the company has historically been valued more highly compared to its peers, likely owing to its consistent long-term growth in equity which surpasses that of other top-tier industry counterparts.
The company has exhibited consistent performance with robust combined ratios even in the face of increased catastrophe losses. Additionally, the firm noted a rise in the expense ratio, attributed to initiatives for growth and technological investments, alongside a slowdown in premium growth relative to recent trends. Nonetheless, there is an ongoing recognition of growth prospects throughout various segments of the business.
W. R. Berkley's Q3 operating EPS outperformed estimates, coming in higher than both the anticipated figure and the consensus forecast. The quarter was regarded as satisfactory, though some may find it slightly underwhelming when compared to another peer's results, due to lower-than-expected NPW growth and marginal rate increases. There is some indication of rate acceleration in certain insurance lines, but overall, it is challenging to predict a significant rate increase throughout W. R. Berkley's portfolio that would result in the anticipated 10%-15% growth in the next quarter. It is suggested that the general consensus is aligned with this perspective.
W. R. Berkley reported EPS that aligned with forecasts, even considering a 5-cent impact from foreign exchange. The company experienced lighter premium growth, while the underlying margin surpassed expectations alongside a modest $1M of prior year development.
Here are the latest investment ratings and price targets for $WR Berkley (WRB.US)$ from 6 analysts:
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美東時間10月22日，多家華爾街大行更新了$WR柏克利 (WRB.US)$的評級，目標價介於56美元至76美元。
美銀證券分析師Joshua Shanker維持買入評級，維持目標價76美元。
巴克萊銀行分析師Alex Scott維持賣出評級，維持目標價56美元。
富國集團分析師Elyse Greenspan維持買入評級，維持目標價68美元。
TD Cowen分析師Andrew Kligerman維持買入評級，維持目標價68美元。
加皇資本市場分析師Scott Heleniak維持持有評級，並將目標價從57美元上調至63美元。
此外，綜合報道，$WR柏克利 (WRB.US)$近期主要分析師觀點如下：
W. R. Berkley的評估表明，該公司在歷史上較其同行公司更受重視，這可能歸因於其在股本上持續長期的增長優於其他頂尖行業板塊的表現。
該公司展現出穩定的績效表現，即使面臨災難性損失的增加。此外，該公司注意到費用比率上升，歸因於增長和技術投資的舉措，以及相對於最近趨勢的保費增長放緩。儘管如此，對業務不同板塊的增長前景仍然持續認可。
W. R. Berkley的第三季度營運每股收益超出預期，高於預期數字和共識預測。這一季度被認爲是令人滿意的，儘管與另一家同行公司的結果相比，有些人可能會覺得結果稍顯不如預期，這是由於低於預期的淨保費增長和微小的費率增長。在某些保險條款中存在一定的費率加速跡象，但總體而言，難以預測W. R. Berkley組合中會產生預期的下一季度10%-15%增長的顯著費率上升。有人提出一般共識與這一觀點一致。
W. R. Berkley報告的每股收益符合預測，即使考慮到匯率期貨對5分的影響。該公司經歷了較輕的保費增長，而基礎利潤率超出預期，同時有着適中的100萬美元的去年發展。
以下爲今日6位分析師對$WR柏克利 (WRB.US)$的最新投資評級及目標價：
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