Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for ACGL FY2025 Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 30th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $9.31 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.19. 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 $2.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.48 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.14 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on ACGL. Roth Mkm set a $110.00 price objective on Arch Capital Group and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Barclays set a $104.00 price target on Arch Capital Group and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $93.00 price target (up previously from $84.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Arch Capital Group from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Arch Capital Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.53.

Arch Capital Group Price Performance

ACGL stock opened at $96.71 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.55. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $94.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.24. Arch Capital Group has a 52-week low of $82.44 and a 52-week high of $97.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.05, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.42.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Arch Capital Group in the second quarter worth approximately $441,551,000. Cooke & Bieler LP purchased a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter worth $210,856,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 409.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,835,648 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $257,278,000 after purchasing an additional 2,279,147 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Arch Capital Group by 289.1% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,368,648 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $124,615,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016,919 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its position in Arch Capital Group by 112.4% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,895,222 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $171,953,000 after purchasing an additional 1,003,004 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Arch Capital Group

In other news, CFO Francois Morin sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.62, for a total transaction of $756,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 266,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,233,356.22. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 8,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.17, for a total value of $828,696.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 289,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,267,488.52. This trade represents a 2.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 220,666 shares of company stock worth $20,728,673 in the last 90 days. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.