W R Berkley Corp: (NYSE: WRB)

$41.62

0.30 (0.73%)

Volume 505,720

Jun 17 04:03 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		41.34 - 41.73
	
		52wk Low - High
		36.08 - 45.59
	
		Previous Close
		41.32
	
		Avg. Volume
		749,081
	
		Industry
		INS-PROP&CASLTY
	
		Market Cap
		5.62 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.40 - 0.97
	
		Beta
		0.45
	
		P/E (F1)
		14.28
	
		Current Year Est.
		2.89
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		5.97%
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        #2
                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
                                                                        #3
                                                                        Hold
                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
                                                                        #5
                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
                                                                        S&P
                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            14.28
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.50
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            2.89
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.67
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.71
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            5.97%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-23-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            2.64
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            9.50%
                        
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            Company Description
        
W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company, which through its subsidiaries, operates in all segments of the property casualty insurance business: regional property casualty insurance; reinsurance; specialty lines of insurance; alternative markets; and international. The company's regional insurance operations are conducted primarily in the Midwestern, Southern and Northeastern sections of the United States. Reinsurance, specialty insurance and alternative markets operations are conducted nationwide.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.67	0.68	2.89	3.18
Number of Estimates	8	7	8	8
Low Estimate	0.52	0.62	2.45	2.30
High Estimate	0.77	0.74	3.05	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.65	0.61	2.61	2.89
EPS Growth	3.65%	11.48%	10.87%	10.02%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
BERKLEY (WR) CP	WRB	41.32
ALLEGHANY CORP	Y	384.05
AMER SAFETY INS	ASI	28.93
CATLIN GROUP LT	CLNGF	7.42
HANOVER INSURAN	THG	47.96
HILLTOP HLDGS	HTH	16.13
HOMEOWNERS CHCE	HCI	33.83
MARKEL CORP	MKL	527.00
MONTPELIER RE	MRH	25.30
STATE AUTO FINL	STFC	17.85

Sector:Finance>> Industry:INS-PROP&CASLTY

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

W.R. Berkley Hikes Dividend

May 22, 2013

Rating Action on W. R. Berkley

May 15, 2013

W.R. Berkley Earnings Match Estimates

Apr 24, 2013

Travelers Beats Earnings Est, Ups Dividend

Apr 23, 2013

ACE Limited Beats Earnings, View Up

Apr 23, 2013

ACE Limited Likely to Beat Earnings Ests

Apr 22, 2013

Montpelier Likely to Beat Earnings Ests

Apr 22, 2013

Travelers Likely to Beat Earnings Ests

Apr 19, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	2.64
Sales	5,824
Net Income	492
Price/Earnings	15.65
Price/Book	1.27
Price/Cash Flow	11.76
Price/Sales	0.94

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News

WR Berkley In Retrospect: Shares Up 2.2% Since Upgraded One Week Ago (WRB) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 13, 2013

Best Relative Performance in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry Detected in Shares of MBIA (MBI, AXS, AGO, WRB, THG) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 11, 2013

Relatively Good Performance Detected in Shares of Assured Guaranty in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry (AGO, FNF, WRB, ORI, UVE) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 7, 2013

Upgrade Alert for WR Berkley (WRB) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 7, 2013

Analysts` Actions: CLVS ENDP THC WRB - TheStreet.com

Jun 6, 2013

Benzinga`s Top Upgrades - Benzinga

Jun 6, 2013

Buyers Accumulate Shares of WR Berkley, Up 1.8% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 6, 2013

UPDATE: Bank of America Upgrades W.R. Berkley to Buy on Overblown Concerns - Benzinga

Jun 6, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.70
ABR (Last Week)	2.70
# of recs in ABR	9
Average Target Price	44.29
Industry Rank by ABR	8 out of 265
Rank in Industry	32 out of 56

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Day Low - High	41.34 - 41.73
52wk Low - High	36.08 - 45.59
Previous Close	41.32
Avg. Volume	749,081
Industry	INS-PROP&CASLTY
Market Cap	5.62 B
Div - Yield	0.40 - 0.97
Beta	0.45
P/E (F1)	14.28
Current Year Est.	2.89
Quarterly Earnings ESP	5.97%

P/E (F1)	14.28
PEG Ratio	1.50
Current Year Est.	2.89
Current Quarter Estimate	0.67
Most Accurate Estimate	0.71
Earnings ESP	5.97%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-23-2013
EPS Last Year	2.64
Expected Earnings Growth	9.50%

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W R Berkley Corp: (NYSE: WRB)

$41.62

0.30 (0.73%)

Volume 505,720

Jun 17 04:03 PM ET

Stock Activity

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Sector:Finance>> Industry:INS-PROP&CASLTY

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