W. R. Berkley Corporation

DB:WR1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €22.6b

W. R. Berkley Valuation

Is WR1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WR1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€140.12
Fair Value
57.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
16
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: WR1 (€59.48) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€140.12)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WR1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WR1?

Key metric: As WR1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WR1. This is calculated by dividing WR1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WR1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.3x
EarningsUS$1.76b
Market CapUS$23.37b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WR1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WR1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.5x
TLX Talanx
11.3x5.2%€21.4b
HNR1 Hannover Rück
13.6x6.9%€30.5b
MUV2 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München
12.1x3.2%€69.2b
ALV Allianz
13x6.5%€122.9b
WR1 W. R. Berkley
13.3x3.1%€23.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WR1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the peer average (12.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WR1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WR1 13.3xIndustry Avg. 12.2xNo. of Companies13PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WR1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (12.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WR1's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WR1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.3x
Fair PE Ratio10.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WR1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WR1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€59.48
€61.03
+2.6%
11.3%€70.15€49.97n/a16
Feb ’26€56.84
€60.64
+6.7%
10.9%€69.98€49.85n/a16
Jan ’26€56.04
€61.11
+9.0%
10.0%€72.41€49.55n/a15
Dec ’25€61.22
€60.84
-0.6%
11.0%€72.41€46.69n/a14
Nov ’25€52.48
€58.01
+10.5%
10.4%€70.46€45.43n/a14
Oct ’25€50.52
€53.29
+5.5%
8.5%€61.19€44.10n/a14
Sep ’25€53.20
€55.10
+3.6%
8.7%€63.02€45.41n/a13
Aug ’25€50.66
€55.10
+8.8%
8.7%€63.02€45.41n/a13
Jul ’25€48.45
€55.21
+13.9%
9.1%€63.95€44.08n/a13
Jun ’25€48.60
€54.09
+11.3%
9.0%€60.90€44.12n/a13
May ’25€47.84
€54.45
+13.8%
9.0%€61.20€44.34n/a13
Apr ’25€54.23
€51.92
-4.3%
10.1%€58.37€39.94n/a13
Mar ’25€51.41
€51.92
+1.0%
10.1%€58.37€39.94n/a13
Feb ’25€50.23
€51.72
+3.0%
10.2%€58.41€39.97€56.8413
Jan ’25€42.15
€46.24
+9.7%
9.0%€52.49€38.29€56.0413
Dec ’24€44.07
€46.15
+4.7%
9.5%€52.95€38.62€61.2212
Nov ’24€42.51
€46.42
+9.2%
9.1%€53.62€39.11€52.4812
Oct ’24€40.75
€44.54
+9.3%
8.7%€50.88€38.01€50.5212
Sep ’24€37.85
€44.54
+17.7%
8.7%€50.88€38.01€53.2012
Aug ’24€37.13
€43.50
+17.1%
8.7%€49.74€37.15€50.6612
Jul ’24€36.00
€46.34
+28.7%
8.5%€52.25€39.19€48.4512
Jun ’24€34.49
€46.34
+34.4%
8.5%€52.25€39.19€48.6012
May ’24€34.73
€45.58
+31.2%
8.2%€50.82€38.12€47.8412
Apr ’24€37.67
€50.69
+34.6%
9.2%€55.47€37.82€54.2312
Mar ’24€41.33
€49.89
+20.7%
9.1%€54.08€36.88€51.4112
Feb ’24€42.67
€49.89
+16.9%
9.1%€54.08€36.88€50.2312
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 16 Analysts
€61.41
Fair Value
3.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
16
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 03:07
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

W. R. Berkley Corporation is covered by 32 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Alex ScottBarclays
Michael ZaremskiBMO Capital Markets Equity Research