W.R. Berkley Corp’s recent filing unveils that its 10% Owner MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L acquired Company’s shares for reported $18.96 million on Jan 09 ’26. In the deal valued at $68.95 per share,275,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L now holds 51,915,463 shares worth roughly $3.55 billion.
Then, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 195,000 shares, generating $13,680,656 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $70.16, the 10% Owner now owns 51,640,463 shares.
Before that, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 265,000 shares. W.R. Berkley Corp shares valued at $18,151,585 were divested by the 10% Owner at a price of $68.50 per share. As a result of the transaction, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L now holds 51,445,463 shares, worth roughly $3.52 billion.
Evercore ISI downgraded its W.R. Berkley Corp [WRB] rating to an Underperform from a an In-line in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Mizuho’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid December with a ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating. UBS also remained covering WRB and has decreased its forecast on November 07, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. BMO Capital Markets revised its rating on October 22, 2025. It rated WRB as “an Underperform” which previously was an “a Market perform”.
Price Performance Review of WRB
On Monday, W.R. Berkley Corp [NYSE:WRB] saw its stock fall -2.56% to $68.44. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.33%. W.R. Berkley Corp shares have risen nearly 21.59% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -2.40% over the past one year.
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 September 16, 2025 when Wolfe Research began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Peer perform”‘ rating.
