Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Decreases Stock Holdings in Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich trimmed its position in shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 15.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 44,463 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 7,879 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $4,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 30,954.5% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,912 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,294,000 after acquiring an additional 23,835 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 49.3% during the 4th quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 12,088 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,159,000 after purchasing an additional 3,993 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 19.8% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 6,930 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $9,592,000. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $247,000. 89.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Arch Capital Group

In other news, Director Brian S. Posner sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,220. This represents a 60.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo sold 21,930 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total value of $2,112,078.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 871,594 shares in the company, valued at $83,943,218.14. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 32,837 shares of company stock worth $2,766,946 over the last quarter. 3.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Arch Capital Group Stock Performance

Shares of Arch Capital Group stock opened at $93.98 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $95.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.60. The company has a market capitalization of $32.84 billion, a PE ratio of 7.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a 52 week low of $82.44 and a 52 week high of $103.39.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The insurance provider reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 17.61% and a net margin of 24.64%.The business had revenue of $4.52 billion for the quarter. As a group, analysts expect that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 9.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Arch Capital Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised near-term earnings estimates for Arch Capital, including Q1 2027 and Q2 2027, and also slightly lifted its Q1 2028 forecast, signaling improving profit expectations. Arch Capital Group estimate updates
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst note highlighted Arch Capital’s strong premium growth, rising investment income and favorable property & casualty market trends, which support long-term expansion and may help justify the stock’s premium valuation. ACGL’s Solid Growth Comes With a Premium Valuation: Hold or Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: At the same time, Zacks trimmed several other future earnings estimates for Arch Capital, including Q2 2026, Q3 2026, Q4 2026, FY2026, FY2027, and FY2028, suggesting some caution around the pace of earnings growth. Arch Capital Group estimate revisions

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACGL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Arch Capital Group from $109.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on Arch Capital Group in a research report on Friday, May 1st. 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 report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings raised Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on Arch Capital Group from $102.00 to $101.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $106.32.

Arch Capital Group 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.