W.R. Berkley Corp’s recent filing unveils that its 10% Owner MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L acquired Company’s shares for reported $16.49 million on Dec 23 ’25. In the deal valued at $70.32 per share,234,573 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L now holds 49,446,511 shares worth roughly $3.5 billion.
Then, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 220,000 shares, generating $15,522,760 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $70.56, the 10% Owner now owns 49,886,511 shares.
Before that, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 220,000 shares. W.R. Berkley Corp shares valued at $15,512,046 were divested by the 10% Owner at a price of $70.51 per share. As a result of the transaction, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L now holds 49,666,511 shares, worth roughly $3.52 billion.
Mizuho initiated its W.R. Berkley Corp [WRB] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on December 16, 2025; the price target was $67. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early November from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. BMO Capital Markets also remained covering WRB and has decreased its forecast on October 22, 2025 with a “an Underperform” recommendation from previously “Market perform” rating. Wolfe Research started covering the stock on September 16, 2025. It rated WRB as “a Peer perform”.
Price Performance Review of WRB
On Monday, W.R. Berkley Corp [NYSE:WRB] saw its stock jump 0.31% to $70.79. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.05%. W.R. Berkley Corp shares have risen nearly 23.18% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 23.58% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $77.82 was reached on 11/21/25, a 52-week low of $54.79 was recorded on 01/10/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WRB Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 70.54, which if violated will result in even more drops to 70.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 71.03. A further resistance level may holdings at 71.26.
How much short interest is there in W.R. Berkley Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in W.R. Berkley Corp stocks on 2025-12-15, growing by 0.69 million shares to a total of 24.86 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 24.17 million shares. There was a rise of 2.78%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on August 13, 2025 when Cantor Fitzgerald began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $82 price target.
