Brokers Offer Predictions for AXIS Capital FY2025 Earnings

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of AXIS Capital in a report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $11.75 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $11.50. The consensus estimate for AXIS Capital's current full-year earnings is $11.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AXIS Capital's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on AXIS Capital from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of AXIS Capital from $116.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of AXIS Capital from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of AXIS Capital in a research note on Monday, January 13th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Finally, StockNews.com raised AXIS Capital from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $107.75.

AXIS Capital Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of AXS traded up $0.28 on Friday, hitting $100.13. 200,598 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 599,722. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.12, a P/E/G ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. AXIS Capital has a 1 year low of $67.29 and a 1 year high of $101.42. The stock's 50 day moving average is $95.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.90.

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The insurance provider reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.64 by $0.53. AXIS Capital had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 18.16%. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.83 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.07 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AXIS Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AXS. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in AXIS Capital by 53.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 48,964 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $3,898,000 after acquiring an additional 17,082 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of AXIS Capital during the third quarter worth about $1,004,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in AXIS Capital by 48.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 371,557 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $30,070,000 after purchasing an additional 121,437 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in AXIS Capital by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 671 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in AXIS Capital by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,613 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Charles A. Davis sold 2,139,037 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.50, for a total value of $199,999,959.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,404,133 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $224,786,435.50. This represents a 47.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

AXIS Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.76%. AXIS Capital's payout ratio is currently 17.46%.

AXIS Capital Company Profile

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides various specialty insurance and reinsurance products in Bermuda, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment offers professional insurance products that cover directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions, employment practices, fiduciary, crime, professional indemnity, medical malpractice, and other financial insurance related coverages for commercial enterprises, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and other professional service providers; and property insurance products for commercial buildings, residential premises, construction projects, property in transit, onshore renewable energy installations, and physical damage and business interruption following an act of terrorism.