W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- WRB's trailing 12 month dividends has averaged an annual growth rate of 9.82%.
- The stock's free cash flow/dividend ratio, potentially useful for understanding its ability to make dividend payments, comes in at -18.76 -- higher than 6.38% of other dividend issuers in the US.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with WRB's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: ODC, HMG, BAX, PZZA and INVA.
WRB Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $79.63 | $30.09 | -54.33% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of WRB, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 54.33%. Digging deeper, the aspects of Berkley W R Corp's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:
- In comparison to stocks we observe that provide shareholders with a dividend, WRB offers a dividend yield in the bottom 0.73% of its fellow sector mates.
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, Berkley W R Corp's expected return of -54.33% is higher than 29.83% of its fellow sector mates.
- Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, WRB has a discount rate lower than 29.83% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
- WRB's growth rate in terms of the amount of dividends it returns to shareholders is greater than 25.85% of its fellow dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector.
WRB Dividend Chart
WRB Dividend History
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WRB Dividends vs. Peers
WRB's dividend yield currently ranks #46 of 83 vs. its peers in the Insurance - Property & Casualty category.
Looking for More Information on WRB dividends?
Here are a few links from around the web to help you further your research on Berkley W R Corp and its dividends:Berkley W R Corp Common Stock (WRB) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Berkley W R Corp (WRB) - Dividend Investor
Berkley W R Corp (WRB) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha