| W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB) | |||
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| 66.72 -4.15 (-5.86%) | 12-05 16:00 | ||
| Open: | 68.94 | Pre. Close: | 70.87 |
| High: | 70.18 | Low: | 65.3901 |
| Volume: | 15,650,187 | Market Cap: | 25,355(M) |
| Stock Technical Analysis | |
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| Overall: |  |
| Target: | Six months: 86.17  One year: 92.23 |
| Support: | Support1: 65.39 Support2: 54.40 |
| Resistance: | Resistance1: 73.78 Resistance2: 78.96 |
| Pivot: | 75.30 |
| Moving Averages: | MA(5): 71.00 MA(20): 75.51 MA(100): 73.25 MA(250): |
| MACD: | MACD(12,26): -1.13 Signal(12,26,9): -0.05 |
| %K %D: | %K(14,3): 5.90  %D(3): 4.36 |
| RSI: | RSI(14): 21.27 |
| 52-Week: | High: 78.96 Low: 55.97 Change(%): 15.0 |
| Average Vol(K): | 3-Month: 2884 10-Days: 3929 |
| Prices Prediction (Update @5:00pm) | ||
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| If tomorrow: | Open lower | Open higher |
| High: | 70.638 - 71.316 | 71.316 - 71.726 |
| Low: | 64.008 - 64.858 | 64.858 - 65.372 |
| Close: | 65.737 - 67.133 | 67.133 - 67.976 |
| Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands |
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| Price has closed below its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BEARISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.[ WRB ] has closed below the lower bollinger band by 14.5%. Although price has broken the lower band and a downside breakout is possible; the most likely direction for [ WRB ] is to continue within current trading range. It is unclear right now based on current values. 171.1% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this wide range for 2 days. This is a sign that the current trend might continue. |
| Company profile |
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| W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including premises operations, commercial automobile, property, products liability, and general and professional liability lines. It also provides workers' compensation insurance products; accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; specialty environmental products for contractors, consultants, and property owners and facilities operators; specialized insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; umbrella and excess liability coverage products; and liquor liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds. In addition, this segment offers directors and officers, and surety risk products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries; cyber risk solutions; casualty, group life, and crime and fidelity related insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, and collectibles; automobile, law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical insurance products; and at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides other insurance companies and self-insureds with assistance in managing their net risk through reinsurance on a portfolio basis through treaty reinsurance or on an individual basis through facultative reinsurance. W. R. Berkley Corporation was founded in 1967 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut. |
| Stock chart |
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| Financial Analysis | |
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| Price to Book Value: | Underperform |
| P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly. | |
| Price to Earnings: | Underperform |
| PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS). | |
| Discounted cash flow: | Outperform |
| DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows. | |
| Return on Assets: | Outperform |
| ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit. | |
| Return on Equity: | Outperform |
| ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency. | |
| Debt to Equity: | Underperform |
| evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn. | |
| Stock Basics & Statistics | |
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| Exchange: New York Stock Exchange | |
| Sector: Financial Services | |
| Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty | |
| Shares Out. (M) | 380.02 |
| Shares Float (M) | 298.67 |
| % Held by Insiders | 24.77 |
| % Held by Institutions | 67.54 |
| Shares Short (K) | 24170 |
| Shares Short Prior Month (K) | 9780 |
| Stock Financials | |
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| EPS | 4.760 |
| Book Value (p.s.) | 25.800 |
| Profit Margin | 13.01 |
| Operating Margin | 17.72 |
| Return on Assets (ttm) | 3.8 |
| Return on Equity (ttm) | 20.9 |
| Qtrly Rev. Growth | 10.8 |
| Gross Profit (p.s.) | 16.920 |
| Sales Per Share | 38.551 |
| EBITDA (p.s.) | 6.947 |
| Qtrly Earnings Growth | 40.70 |
| Operating Cash Flow (M) | 3400.00 |
| Levered Free Cash Flow (M) | 3520.00 |
| Stock Valuation | |
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| PE Ratio | 14.02 |
| PEG Ratio | |
| Price to Book value | 2.59 |
| Price to Sales | 1.73 |
| Price to Cash Flow | 7.46 |
| Stock Dividends | |
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| Dividend | 0.090 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Dividend Growth | |
