Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for ACGL Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2028 EPS estimates for Arch Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 30th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.78 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.71. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share.

ACGL has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $114.00 target price (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Arch Capital Group from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays set a $104.00 price objective on Arch Capital Group and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $104.00 target price (up from $102.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Nine research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $109.20.

Arch Capital Group Price Performance

Arch Capital Group stock opened at $95.49 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $96.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.25. The firm has a market cap of $34.02 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Arch Capital Group has a 52-week low of $82.44 and a 52-week high of $103.39.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced 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 net margin of 22.07% and a return on equity of 16.73%. The firm had revenue of $4.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.26 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider David Gansberg sold 5,907 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.37, for a total value of $569,257.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 336,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,434,190.83. This represents a 1.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Brian S. Posner sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.11, for a total transaction of $51,330.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,220. This represents a 60.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 78,267 shares of company stock valued at $7,291,637. 4.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ACGL. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in Arch Capital Group by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 389,698 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $37,551,000 after acquiring an additional 17,832 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 19.8% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 6,930 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $665,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares in the last quarter. Meadowbrook Advisors Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group during the fourth quarter worth about $1,319,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $207,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 95.3% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,701 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 830 shares during the period. 89.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Arch Capital Group

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.