Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for ACGL Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a report issued on Monday, May 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.75 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.47 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.22 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Arch Capital Group from $106.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Arch Capital Group from $125.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Barclays cut their price target on Arch Capital Group from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Arch Capital Group from $105.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Arch Capital Group from $104.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Arch Capital Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $115.00.

Arch Capital Group Stock Up 1.1%

ACGL opened at $94.59 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $92.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.57. Arch Capital Group has a twelve month low of $82.49 and a twelve month high of $116.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $35.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.57.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The insurance provider reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.59 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $4.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.75 billion. Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 24.73% and a return on equity of 17.96%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.45 EPS.

Insider Activity at Arch Capital Group

In related news, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 75,060 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.01, for a total value of $7,056,390.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 579,218 shares in the company, valued at approximately $54,452,284.18. This represents a 11.47% 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, insider Louis T. Petrillo sold 11,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.00, for a total value of $1,055,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 140,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,742,093. This represents a 7.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 110,946 shares of company stock worth $10,392,092. 4.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in Arch Capital Group by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 32,147 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,969,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in Arch Capital Group by 8.4% during the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,431 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $138,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Arch Capital Group by 1.7% during the first quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,672 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $642,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Arch Capital Group by 0.9% during the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,228 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,272,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management raised its stake in Arch Capital Group by 27.7% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 548 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

Arch Capital Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products worldwide. The company's Insurance segment offers primary and excess casualty coverages; loss sensitive primary casualty insurance programs; directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices and fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, and other financial related coverages; medical professional and general liability insurance coverages; and workers' compensation and umbrella liability, as well as commercial automobile and inland marine products.