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W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB)

CAPS Rating:
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An insurance holding Company which, through its subsidiaries, operates in the property casualty insurance business: Specialty lines of insurance, Regional commercial property casualty insurance, Alternative markets, Reinsurance and International.

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Total Members

175 Outperforms
18 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

63 Outperforms
4 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

7 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Insurance (166), Casualty Insurance (73), Cyclical (3415), Mid Cap (610), Value (1901), Financials (1255)
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W.R. Berkley Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $24.92
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:04 PM
Open: $24.51
Previous Close: $24.23
Daily Range: $24.42 - $25.25
52-Week Range: $18.59 - $26.65
Volume: 1,678,136
Market Cap: $4.01B
P/E Ratio: 18.08
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WRB VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB)

Avatar notzia (71.93) Submitted: 5/28/09 2:27 PM

I picked this to remind me to follow this stock for my sister-in-law - who worked for Berkley and was purchasing through the company plan. She no longer works for them, but their 10Qs and 10Ks have looked very good, so I've held onto it in CAPS. If I had looked at it earlier, I might have bought i...More

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W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB)

Avatar lovesaves (94.08) Submitted: 3/11/08 6:25 PM

Found this company under the insurance tag. Sell all property insurance and casualty stocks, or see your portfolio bcome a casualty! Warren Buffett is negative on the sector and that's good enough for me. Financial sector s--t has to work iits way through the whole goose.

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 (WRB)

Avatar jjc1970 (48.89) Submitted: 12/31/09 11:16 AM : Outperform Start Price: $24.60 WRB Score: 5.76

My # 7 pick for 2010. Goal: $ 33.00

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Avatar SequoiaStocks (44.43) Submitted: 9/18/09 10:25 AM : Outperform Start Price: $25.09 WRB Score: -1.26

This account tracks the performance of the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff, and Goldfarb - the investment manager of Sequoia Fund.

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Avatar notzia (71.93) Submitted: 5/28/09 2:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $23.02 WRB Score: 22.85

I picked this to remind me to follow this stock for my sister-in-law - who worked for Berkley and was purchasing through the company plan. She no longer works for them, but their 10Qs and 10Ks have looked very good, so I've held onto it in CAPS. If I had looked at it earlier, I might have bought it instead of MKL for my real portfolio. Of course, if I had enough money that I was willing to tie it up in a single share of stock, I would always go with BRK (A or B).

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Avatar SuperPicks (99.44) Submitted: 5/25/09 2:53 AM : Outperform Start Price: $21.87 WRB Score: -8.66

insurance picks. should be relatively stable vs S&P 500, therefore should gain some good points in the event of a further S&P drop

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Avatar ajduncan2 (57.84) Submitted: 10/19/08 1:42 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.35 WRB Score: 1.44

Safe pick, low exposure, specialty and PC lines, long term buy, will net 30% over year or 2

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TrackBobOlstein 74.19 03/02/09 Outperform 5Y $20.16+23.60%+50.47%-26.87 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackRBCCapMkts 86.33 07/11/08 Outperform NS $23.59+5.62%-10.43%+16.04
TrackDreman 93.64 12/31/07 Outperform NS $29.25-14.79%-23.57%+8.78 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackZacks 62.21 06/08/07 Outperform 3M $32.23-22.68%-24.95%+2.27 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackFerrisBaker 79.44 04/25/07 Outperform NS $32.03-22.21%-23.78%+1.58
TrackScottBleier 91.98 01/06/07 Outperform 3M $32.77-23.95%-19.04%-4.91
TrackBBTCapMkts 75.09 10/26/06 Outperform NS $35.06-28.93%-17.95%-10.98

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