Everest vs Berkley W R
EG and WRB side by side, both in fire, marine, and casualty insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EG and WRB compare
Berkley W R is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Everest ($28.7B against $15.8B).
On earnings, Everest is cheaper: it trades at 9.0× trailing earnings, against 16.4× for Berkley W R.
Berkley W R grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.5% versus −8.7% for Everest).
Berkley W R keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.5% compared with 11.7% at Everest.
Both pay dividends: Everest yields 1.4% and Berkley W R 2.4%.
Everest scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for Berkley W R), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EG | WRB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $15.8B | $28.7B |
| Share price | $427.19 | $77.44 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.4% | 1.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.9% | 117% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.29 |
| Employees | 3,064 | 8,804 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.0× (better) | 16.4× |
| P/S | 1.0× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 11.1× |
| PEG | 0.25 (better) | 1.55 |
| Fair value | $595.20 | $58.49 |
| Margin of safety | 28.2% (better) | −32.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −8.7% | 1.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.8% (better) | 12.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 243% (better) | −2.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 256% (better) | −0.63% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 24.2% | 29.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 11.7% | 12.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.8% | 19.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.86 | 1.25 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 2.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 16.7% | 37.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.2% | 55.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 10.1% (better) | 2.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 11.5% (better) | 4.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 75.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 67.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.4M | $705M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 10.2% |
Go deeper
- EG stock overview
- EG income statement
- EG valuation and score
- WRB stock overview
- WRB income statement
- WRB valuation and score
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