In a filing, W.R. Berkley Corp revealed its 10% Owner MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L acquired Company’s shares for reported $20.45 million on Jan 16 ’26. In the deal valued at $68.18 per share,300,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L now holds 53,261,504 shares worth roughly $3.62 billion.
Then, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 235,000 shares, generating $16,191,206 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $68.90, the 10% Owner now owns 52,961,504 shares.
Before that, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L bought 325,000 shares. W.R. Berkley Corp shares valued at $22,109,697 were divested by the 10% Owner at a price of $68.03 per share. As a result of the transaction, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO L now holds 52,496,504 shares, worth roughly $3.56 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 Friday, W.R. Berkley Corp [NYSE:WRB] saw its stock fall -1.21% to $67.88. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.82%. W.R. Berkley Corp shares have risen nearly 15.69% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -3.19% 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 2025-12-31, dropping by -8.36 million shares to a total of 17.51 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 25.87 million shares. There was a decline of -47.77%, which implies that there is a negative 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.
