Quantbot Technologies LP Cuts Position in Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL

Quantbot Technologies LP reduced its position in Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 60.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 28,331 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 42,906 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $2,570,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in Arch Capital Group by 426.0% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 384 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 63.3% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 418 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 31.4% during the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 469 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on ACGL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Arch Capital Group from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $114.00 price target (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $93.00 price target (up from $84.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Evercore set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $109.20.

Trending Headlines about Arch Capital Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Arch Capital Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arch reported record operating income and strong return on equity for 2025, driven by a robust Q4. Those fundamentals support valuation and dividend/capital return potential, and are a clear positive catalyst for longer‑term investor confidence. Arch Capital Group (ACGL) Delivers Record 2025 Operating Income and Robust ROE InsiderMonkey: Arch Capital Group Delivers Record 2025 Operating Income
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in early March show reported large changes but the published figures appear inconsistent (zeros/NaN in the data feed). That creates uncertainty about actual shorting pressure; unclear short interest is unlikely to be a decisive driver until the data is corrected/clarified.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed its EPS forecasts slightly for FY2026, Q4 2026 and Q1 2027 (FY2026 to $9.34 from $9.36; FY2027 to $10.08 from $10.10; Q1/Q4 nudges). While the cuts are small, downward revisions can pressure the stock in the short term because they lower near‑term earnings expectations despite the strong reported results. MarketBeat: ACGL profile / Zacks note

Arch Capital Group Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ ACGL opened at $100.48 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.53. Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a 1 year low of $82.44 and a 1 year high of $103.39. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.82. The firm has a market cap of $35.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.65, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.40.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.34 by $0.64. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 16.73% and a net margin of 22.07%.The firm had revenue of $4.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.26 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Arch Capital Group

In other news, insider Maamoun Rajeh sold 47,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.12, for a total transaction of $4,558,971.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 433,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,676,574.68. This trade represents a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 203,866 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.90, for a total transaction of $19,143,017.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 351,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,992,328.40. This trade represents a 36.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 260,096 shares of company stock valued at $24,530,685. Company insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL) is a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company that underwrites a broad range of property and casualty, mortgage, and specialty risk products. The company operates through a group of underwriting subsidiaries and platforms to provide insurance, reinsurance and related risk solutions tailored to commercial, institutional and individual clients.

Arch’s product mix includes treaty and facultative reinsurance, primary casualty and property insurance, mortgage insurance and other specialty lines.