Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Estimate for ACGL Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.84 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.82. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group's current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group's FY2025 earnings at $8.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.09 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Arch Capital Group from $125.00 to $110.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group from $104.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Arch Capital Group from $106.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Arch Capital Group from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $115.00.

Arch Capital Group Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of Arch Capital Group stock traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $93.29. 290,914 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,720,253. The firm has a market cap of $35.05 billion, a PE ratio of 8.34, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.57. The stock's fifty day moving average is $92.14 and its 200 day moving average is $94.21. Arch Capital Group has a 1 year low of $82.49 and a 1 year high of $116.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.54.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The insurance provider reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by ($0.05). Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 24.73% and a return on equity of 17.96%. The business had revenue of $4.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.45 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Louis T. Petrillo sold 11,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.00, for a total transaction of $1,055,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 140,023 shares in the company, valued at $12,742,093. This represents a 7.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo sold 7,636 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.48, for a total transaction of $706,177.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 795,718 shares in the company, valued at approximately $73,588,000.64. This trade represents a 0.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 4.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 32,147 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $2,969,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,672 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $642,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,228 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,272,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 4.2% in the first quarter. Horizon Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,996 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $288,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Finally, Cim LLC boosted its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Cim LLC now owns 11,194 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $1,034,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. 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.