Axis Capital (AXS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited is a global specialty insurance and reinsurance company headquartered in Bermuda. Through its insurance and reinsurance operations, the company provides coverage and risk-transfer solutions for businesses, institutions, and other insurers.

Its insurance offerings include commercial property and casualty coverage, professional liability, cyber insurance, marine and aviation insurance, accident and health products, and other specialty lines. Its reinsurance business supports primary insurers across property, casualty, specialty, and other risks, using both treaty and facultative arrangements.

Founded in 2001, AXIS serves clients and distribution partners through operations in key insurance markets, including Bermuda, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and other international locations. The company is led by Vincent C. Tizzio, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $93.02 to $96.05
• 50-Day Range: $94.27 to $119.19
• 52-Week Range: $88.07 to $119.99
• Volume: 902,370 shs
• Average Volume: 684,188 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.92 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.74
• Dividend Yield: 1.86%
• Price Target: $120.31
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Axis Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Axis Capital scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Axis Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Axis Capital has a consensus price target of $120.31, representing about 26.9% upside from its current price of $94.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Axis Capital has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Axis Capital are expected to grow by 8.64% in the coming year, from $12.38 to $13.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Axis Capital is 6.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Axis Capital is 6.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Axis Capital has a PEG Ratio of 4.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Axis Capital has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.74% of the float of Axis Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Axis Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Axis Capital has recently decreased by 6.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Axis Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Axis Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Axis Capital is 12.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Axis Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.09% next year. This indicates that Axis Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.35

News Sentiment

Axis Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Axis Capital this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for AXS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Axis Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.60% of the stock of Axis Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.44% of the stock of Axis Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AXS
• CIK: 1214816
• Web: www.axiscapital.com
• Phone: (441) 496-2600
• Fax: 441-405-2600
• Employees: 1,966
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Axis Capital: $120.31
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $106.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.62
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $14.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.66
• P/E Growth: 4.14
• Net Income: $1.01 billion
• Net Margins: 16.23%
• Pretax Margin: 19.46%
• Return on Equity: 17.00%
• Return on Assets: 2.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.05
• Cash Flow: $13.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.82
• Book Value: $75.37 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,970,000
• Free Float: 72,528,000
• Market Cap: $6.92 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45