W. R. Berkley Corporation

LSE:0HMZ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.6b

W. R. Berkley Valuation

Is 0HMZ 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 0HMZ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0HMZ ($78.36) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($176.49)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0HMZ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0HMZ?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

0HMZ key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.7x
PEG Ratio3.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0HMZ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0HMZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12x
ADM Admiral Group
24x11.9%UK£8.1b
BEZ Beazley
5.3x-4.6%UK£4.3b
HSX Hiscox
7.4x-0.7%UK£4.2b
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group
11.5x15.2%UK£2.4b
0HMZ W. R. Berkley
13.6x4.1%US$20.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0HMZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the peer average (12x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0HMZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a12.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0HMZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0HMZ'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.

0HMZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.6x
Fair PE Ratio11.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0HMZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.6x).


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 0HMZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$78.36
US$87.19
+11.3%
9.0%US$98.00US$71.00n/a13
Apr ’25US$88.80
US$84.50
-4.8%
10.1%US$95.00US$65.00n/a13
Mar ’25US$83.18
US$84.50
+1.6%
10.1%US$95.00US$65.00n/a13
Feb ’25US$80.45
US$84.12
+4.6%
10.2%US$95.00US$65.00n/a13
Jan ’25US$70.26
US$74.88
+6.6%
9.0%US$85.00US$62.00n/a13
Dec ’24US$73.32
US$74.08
+1.0%
9.5%US$85.00US$62.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$67.85
US$73.58
+8.5%
9.1%US$85.00US$62.00n/a12
Oct ’24US$63.83
US$72.67
+13.8%
8.7%US$83.00US$62.00n/a12
Sep ’24US$62.38
US$72.67
+16.5%
8.7%US$83.00US$62.00n/a12
Aug ’24US$61.96
US$72.58
+17.1%
8.7%US$83.00US$62.00n/a12
Jul ’24US$59.81
US$74.50
+24.6%
8.5%US$84.00US$63.00n/a12
Jun ’24US$55.70
US$74.50
+33.8%
8.5%US$84.00US$63.00n/a12
May ’24US$58.90
US$75.33
+27.9%
8.2%US$84.00US$63.00US$78.3612
Apr ’24US$62.17
US$80.42
+29.4%
9.2%US$88.00US$60.00US$88.8012
Mar ’24US$66.98
US$81.17
+21.2%
9.1%US$88.00US$60.00US$83.1812
Feb ’24US$69.19
US$81.17
+17.3%
9.1%US$88.00US$60.00US$80.4512
Jan ’24n/a
US$79.27
0%
9.1%US$88.00US$60.00US$70.2611
Dec ’23US$75.37
US$78.92
+4.7%
8.9%US$88.00US$60.00US$73.3212
Nov ’23US$75.12
US$77.75
+3.5%
9.4%US$85.00US$57.00US$67.8512
Oct ’23US$65.43
US$75.50
+15.4%
10.9%US$83.00US$53.00US$63.8312
Sep ’23US$64.49
US$75.25
+16.7%
10.8%US$83.00US$53.00US$62.3812
Aug ’23US$61.97
US$74.75
+20.6%
10.8%US$83.00US$53.00US$61.9612
Jul ’23US$67.49
US$74.00
+9.6%
10.2%US$83.00US$53.00US$59.8113
Jun ’23US$69.77
US$73.62
+5.5%
10.4%US$83.00US$53.00US$55.7013
May ’23US$68.90
US$73.62
+6.8%
10.4%US$83.00US$53.00US$58.9013

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


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