Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) Reduced by Analyst

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS - Free Report) - Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for AXIS Capital in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.69 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.70. The consensus estimate for AXIS Capital's current full-year earnings is $10.18 per share.

A number of other analysts have also commented on AXS. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of AXIS Capital from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. StockNews.com raised AXIS Capital from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on AXIS Capital from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on AXIS Capital from $59.00 to $57.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $67.33.

AXIS Capital Price Performance

AXIS Capital stock traded up $0.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $65.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 682,789 shares, compared to its average volume of 638,710. AXIS Capital has a twelve month low of $51.61 and a twelve month high of $66.74. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $62.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The insurance provider reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.49 billion. AXIS Capital had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.34%. The business's revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.33 EPS.

AXIS Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. AXIS Capital's payout ratio is 26.91%.

Insider Activity

In other AXIS Capital news, Director Stanley A. Galanski acquired 7,000 shares of AXIS Capital stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $58.45 per share, with a total value of $409,150.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 9,763 shares in the company, valued at $570,647.35. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AXIS Capital

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new stake in AXIS Capital in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in AXIS Capital during the 3rd quarter worth about $51,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new stake in AXIS Capital during the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of AXIS Capital by 1,787.0% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,302 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 1,233 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of AXIS Capital by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,833 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. 93.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.