Travelers Companies Inc vs W.R. Berkley Corp

Travelers Companies Inc (TRV) is undervalued and W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, TRV trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +21%, against -2% for WRB.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Travelers Companies Inc (TRV)

Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 26.5% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $459.92; the price of $362.01 is 21% below that value.

Leak Score 96/100 on 8 of 12 signals

W.R. Berkley Corp (WRB)

Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 20.2% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $67.15; the price of $68.17 is 2% above that value.

Leak Score 72/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricTRVWRB
VerdictUndervaluedFairly valued
Price$362.01$68.17
Intrinsic value$459.92$67.15
Margin of safety+21%-2%
Leak Score96/100 (8/12)72/100 (9/12)
Market cap$75.5B$25.3B
Revenue growth, 5 years8.8%12.7%
Operating margin22.0%16.9%
Net margin16.8%12.9%
Return on equity26.5%20.2%
Debt to equity0.270.32
P/E9.7x14.0x
Forward P/E11.9x14.1x
P/B2.3x2.6x
Dividend yield1.3%2.0%

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