Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for ACGL Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research lowered Arch Capital Group’s Q1 2027 earnings estimate to $2.52 per share from $2.53, while forecasting full-year 2027 earnings of $9.76 per share.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: six analysts rate ACGL a Buy, seven rate it Hold, and one rates it Sell, producing a consensus Hold rating and average price target of $110.82.
• ACGL recently traded at $94.26, up 2.1%, after its latest quarterly results beat expectations with $2.56 in earnings per share and $4.67 billion in revenue; institutional investors own 89.07% of the stock.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Arch Capital Group in a research 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 previous estimate of $2.53. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group's current full-year earnings is $9.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group's FY2027 earnings at $9.76 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on Arch Capital Group from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup restated a "market outperform" rating on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $120.00 price objective (up from $114.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $120.00 target price (up from $115.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $110.82.

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 2.1%

ACGL stock opened at $94.26 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $32.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.37, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.50. Arch Capital Group has a 52 week low of $82.44 and a 52 week high of $107.08.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The insurance provider reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.36 billion. Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 24.40% and a return on equity of 17.06%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.58 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Arch Capital Group

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 11.0% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 43,515 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $4,224,000 after purchasing an additional 4,296 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 29.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 46,100 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $4,474,000 after purchasing an additional 10,562 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service increased its stake in Arch Capital Group by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 719,128 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $69,799,000 after buying an additional 24,546 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the 2nd quarter worth $4,625,000. Finally, Triad Investment Management acquired a new position in Arch Capital Group in the 2nd quarter worth $2,030,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.07% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Arch Capital Group news, CFO Francois Morin sold 11,010 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $18,356,918.32. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.

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