Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Buys 37,416 Shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL

Key Points

• Assenagon Asset Management increased its Arch Capital Group stake by 295.6% in the second quarter, buying 37,416 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 50,073 shares worth approximately $4.86 million.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: seven analysts rate ACGL a Buy, seven Hold and one Sell, producing a consensus Hold rating and average price target of $111.11 versus an opening price of $97.29.
• Arch Capital exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.56 in earnings per share versus the $2.47 consensus and $4.67 billion in revenue versus estimates of $4.36 billion; analysts project $9.41 in full-year EPS.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL - Free Report) by 295.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,073 shares of the insurance provider's stock after purchasing an additional 37,416 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.'s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $4,860,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACGL. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Arch Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. WealthCollab LLC lifted its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 410.3% in the 3rd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 296 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 323 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT grew its position in Arch Capital Group by 390.9% during the fourth quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 324 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACGL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $120.00 price target (up from $115.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Arch Capital Group from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Arch Capital Group from $101.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on Arch Capital Group from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Atlantic Securities set a $126.00 price objective on Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $111.11.

Arch Capital Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:ACGL opened at $97.29 on Thursday. 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's 50-day simple moving average is $97.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $96.55. The stock has a market cap of $33.20 billion, a PE ratio of 7.61, a P/E/G ratio of 10.34 and a beta of 0.31. Arch Capital Group Ltd. 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 released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $4.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.36 billion. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 17.06% and a net margin of 24.40%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.58 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 9.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Arch Capital Group

In related news, Director Brian S. Posner sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.66, for a total value of $58,980.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 3.30% of the company's stock.

Key Stories Impacting Arch Capital Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks’ higher 2026 earnings forecast suggests somewhat improved near-term profitability expectations. Its current $9.35 estimate remains close to the broader consensus of $9.40. Zacks Research earnings estimates
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target for Arch Capital to $118 from $116, implying substantial upside from recent trading levels. The firm nevertheless maintained a “neutral” rating, limiting the bullish impact. JPMorgan price-target report
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data showed zero shares and a zero-day days-to-cover ratio, indicating the figures are likely incomplete or unreliable rather than evidence of meaningful short-covering activity.
• Neutral Sentiment: Dowling & Partners projects FY2027 and FY2028 EPS of $10.00 and $10.50, respectively. Its FY2027 estimate was lowered from $10.50, while the FY2028 forecast was newly reported, providing a mixed longer-term outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: The concentration of downward revisions to future quarterly and annual earnings—including Q4 2026, Q1 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2027 and FY2028—signals some pressure on expectations for Arch Capital’s longer-term growth.

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.

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