After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that W. R. Berkley Corporation to Present at the 2024 UBS Financial Services Conference.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Insurance – Property & Casualty industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $85.49 and fluctuated between $86.00 as its day high and $85.08 as its day low. The current market capitalization of W.R. Berkley Corp. is $21.93B. A total of 1.28 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.22M shares.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. W.R. Berkley Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.89. WRB’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/1/2024 when it declared a $0.11 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/27/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 12/15/2023. The WRB stock dividend was $0.11 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WRB has a high of $86.33 and a low of $54.69.
As of this writing, WRB has an earnings estimate of $1.5 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.57 per share and a lower estimate of $1.45. The company reported an EPS of $1.35 in the last quarter, which was 14.40% higher than expectations of $1.18.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WRB’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $18.17B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $29.06, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.67B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WRB is Buy with a score of 4.00.
