Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for ACGL Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $2.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.46. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.29 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.79 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $10.02 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.92 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Arch Capital Group from $105.00 to $102.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $102.00 to $101.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective 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. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $120.00 to $122.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Arch Capital Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $106.32.

Arch Capital Group Stock Performance

Shares of ACGL opened at $93.32 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $95.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.56. Arch Capital Group has a one year low of $82.44 and a one year high of $103.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.55. The stock has a market cap of $32.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.17, a P/E/G ratio of 5.18 and a beta of 0.35.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The insurance provider reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 17.61% and a net margin of 24.64%.The company had revenue of $4.52 billion during the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Daniel Joseph Houston acquired 5,300 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $94.08 per share, for a total transaction of $498,624.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 9,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $932,803.20. This represents a 114.84% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo sold 21,930 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total value of $2,112,078.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 871,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $83,943,218.14. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 32,837 shares of company stock worth $2,766,946. Corporate insiders own 3.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. State of Wyoming increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 43.6% in the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,455 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $620,000 after purchasing an additional 1,959 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 111,278 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $10,682,000 after purchasing an additional 4,560 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 319.5% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,626,148 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $252,084,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000,162 shares in the last quarter. Westpac Banking Corp purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $69,000. Finally, ABN Amro Investment Solutions increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 20.4% in the 1st quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions now owns 20,535 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,971,000 after purchasing an additional 3,474 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Arch Capital Group

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed several future earnings estimates for Arch Capital Group, including FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, and multiple quarterly forecasts. The changes were small, and the firm’s full-year 2026 estimate of $9.29 per share remains essentially in line with consensus at $9.30, but the revisions may still weigh on sentiment. Arch Capital Group estimates update
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks also nudged its Q1 2027 estimate higher, showing that not all revisions were negative. That mixed message likely limits the overall impact of the analyst note. Arch Capital Group estimates update
• Negative Sentiment: Director Brian S. Posner sold 2,000 shares of Arch Capital Group stock, a transaction worth $34,280. Insider selling can create concern that management sees limited near-term upside, even when the amount is relatively small. Arch Capital Group director sale

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.