Roth Capital Issues Positive Forecast for ACGL Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its earnings per share estimate for Arch Capital Group to $2.64 for Q2 2026, up from a previous estimate of $2.60.
• Arch Capital Group reported an EPS of $2.58 for the last quarter, exceeding expectations of $2.30, along with revenues of $4.35 billion.
• The company has a market capitalization of $32.25 billion and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a price target averaging $113.40.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital boosted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $2.64 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.60. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group's current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $110.00 target price on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $124.00 to $118.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Arch Capital Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $106.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $101.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $113.07.

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of ACGL traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $88.71. 862,305 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,921,264. Arch Capital Group has a fifty-two week low of $82.49 and a fifty-two week high of $116.47. The business has a 50-day moving average of $90.26 and a 200-day moving average of $91.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.68 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The insurance provider reported $2.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.28. Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 19.49% and a return on equity of 15.33%. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.29 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.57 earnings per share.

Insider Transactions at Arch Capital Group

In related news, CFO Francois Morin sold 12,630 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.58, for a total value of $1,194,545.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 274,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,979,328.98. This trade represents a 4.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Louis T. Petrillo sold 16,650 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total transaction of $1,573,924.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 140,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,236,374.19. The trade was a 10.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 104,340 shares of company stock worth $9,824,861 over the last three months. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 116.3% in the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 279 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the first quarter worth $27,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the first quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the first quarter worth $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.07% of the company's stock.

About Arch Capital Group

Arch Capital Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products worldwide. The company's Insurance segment offers primary and excess casualty coverages; loss sensitive primary casualty insurance programs; directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices and fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, and other financial related coverages; medical professional and general liability insurance coverages; and workers' compensation and umbrella liability, as well as commercial automobile and inland marine products.