Q1 EPS Forecast for Arch Capital Group Decreased by Analyst

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a report issued on Thursday, October 1st. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will earn $2.52 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.53. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s FY2027 earnings at $9.76 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on ACGL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Arch Capital Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Arch Capital Group from $102.00 to $99.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 target price (up from $114.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.82.

Arch Capital Group Trading Down 0.7%

Arch Capital Group stock opened at $93.60 on Friday. Arch Capital Group has a fifty-two week low of $82.44 and a fifty-two week high of $107.08. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $98.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market cap of $31.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.32, a PEG ratio of 4.61 and a beta of 0.28.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The insurance provider reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.09. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 17.06% and a net margin of 24.40%.The firm had revenue of $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.36 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.58 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Torren Management LLC boosted its position in Arch Capital Group by 66.9% during the 2nd quarter. Torren Management LLC now owns 292 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $69,000. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $69,000. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Francois Morin sold 11,010 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.32, for a total transaction of $1,093,513.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 184,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,356,918.32. This trade represents a 5.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 3.30% of the company’s stock.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

Arch Capital Group Ltd. is a Bermuda-based insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance company whose shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol ACGL. The company was established in 1995 and has developed into a global provider of specialty risk-management products and services.

Through its insurance operations, Arch offers property, casualty, specialty, and accident and health coverage to businesses and other policyholders. Its reinsurance operations provide coverage and risk-transfer solutions to insurance companies across a range of property and casualty lines.