Q3 EPS Forecast for Arch Capital Group Raised by Analyst

Key Points

• Roth Capital has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Arch Capital Group upwards from $1.84 to $1.89, while the full-year estimate for FY2025 is set at $8.50 EPS.
• Despite mixed ratings from various analysts, Arch Capital Group has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price of $113.60.
• Recent insider trading included significant sales by CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo and insider Louis T. Petrillo, indicating a 10.63% decrease in their share ownership.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.89 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.84. 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 $8.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The insurance provider reported $2.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.57 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on ACGL. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group from $106.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Arch Capital Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $106.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $110.00 to $107.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, 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 report on Monday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $113.00.

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ACGL traded up $0.27 during trading on Thursday, hitting $88.27. 851,893 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,918,804. Arch Capital Group has a 1 year low of $82.49 and a 1 year high of $116.47. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $90.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.11, a P/E/G ratio of 6.68 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Insider Buying and Selling at Arch Capital Group

In other Arch Capital Group news, insider Louis T. Petrillo sold 16,650 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total value of $1,573,924.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 140,023 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,236,374.19. This represents a 10.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Francois Morin sold 12,630 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.58, for a total transaction of $1,194,545.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 274,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,979,328.98. The trade was a 4.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 104,340 shares of company stock valued at $9,824,861 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 4.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,010,756 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,014,648,000 after purchasing an additional 180,493 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 30.5% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,470,591 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $718,522,000 after purchasing an additional 1,743,945 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,005,790 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $481,457,000 after purchasing an additional 144,986 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 4,888,997 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $451,499,000 after purchasing an additional 93,226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Madison Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 4,837,602 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $465,281,000 after purchasing an additional 397,857 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.