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Axis Capital (AXS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$98.50 +0.11 (+0.11%)
Closing price 08/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$98.64 +0.14 (+0.14%)
As of 08/28/2025 06:06 PM Eastern
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About Axis Capital Stock (NYSE:AXS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$97.50
$98.67
50-Day Range
$93.20
$103.85
52-Week Range
$74.68
$107.19
Volume
526,234 shs
Average Volume
667,824 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.70 billion
P/E Ratio
9.47
Dividend Yield
1.79%
Price Target
$111.43
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Axis Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

AXS MarketRank™: 

Axis Capital scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Axis Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Axis Capital has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Axis Capital's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Axis Capital are expected to grow by 10.19% in the coming year, from $11.19 to $12.33 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Axis Capital is 9.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Axis Capital is 9.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.44.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Axis Capital has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Axis Capital has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Axis Capital's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.22% of the float of Axis Capital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Axis Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Axis Capital has recently decreased by 15.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Axis Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Axis Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Axis Capital is 16.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Axis Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.27% next year. This indicates that Axis Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Axis Capital's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.22% of the float of Axis Capital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Axis Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Axis Capital has recently decreased by 15.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Axis Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.18 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Axis Capital this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for AXS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Axis Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Axis Capital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,188,048.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.70% of the stock of Axis Capital is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.44% of the stock of Axis Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Axis Capital's insider trading history.
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AXS Stock News Headlines

Henry Smith Sells 3,500 Shares of Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) Stock
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AXS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Axis Capital's stock was trading at $88.62 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AXS shares have increased by 11.1% and is now trading at $98.5010.

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The insurance provider reported $3.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.41. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Axis Capital include AQR Capital Management LLC (4.75%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.83%), Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC (2.32%) and State Street Corp (2.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles A Davis, Henry B Smith, W Marston Becker, Daniel J Draper, Stanley A Galanski and Michael Millegan.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of AXS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Axis Capital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), GE Aerospace (GE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/17 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
7/17/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - PROP&CASLTY
Sub-Industry
Property & Casualty Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:AXS
CIK
1214816
Employees
1,876
Year Founded
2001

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$127.00
Low Price Target
$93.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.47
Forward P/E Ratio
8.80
P/E Growth
1.42
Net Income
$1.08 billion
Net Margins
14.30%
Pretax Margin
16.20%
Return on Equity
18.77%
Return on Assets
3.12%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.26
Current Ratio
0.69
Quick Ratio
0.69

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.96 billion
Price / Sales
1.29
Cash Flow
$12.13 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.12
Book Value
$71.95 per share
Price / Book
1.37

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
78,170,000
Free Float
77,627,000
Market Cap
$7.70 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NYSE:AXS) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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