NYSE:AXS - Axis Capital Stock Price, Forecast & News

Axis Capital trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AXS."

Axis Capital declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. This is a positive change from Axis Capital's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. View Axis Capital's Dividend History.

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 29th. The insurance provider reported ($0.39) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.82 by $1.21. The insurance provider had revenue of $856.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $927.73 million. Axis Capital had a net margin of 2.68% and a return on equity of 2.02%. The firm's revenue was down 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. View Axis Capital's Earnings History.

Axis Capital is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 29th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Axis Capital.

Axis Capital will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Axis Capital's shares. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Axis Capital's stock price to reach $67.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Axis Capital.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Axis Capital in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Axis Capital.

Media coverage about AXS stock has trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Axis Capital earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Axis Capital.

Axis Capital saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 847,100 shares, an increase of 57.6% from the December 15th total of 537,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 579,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company's shares are sold short. View Axis Capital's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Axis Capital include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel (MKL), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Old Republic International (ORI), First American Financial (FAF), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Assured Guaranty (AGO).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Axis Capital investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Vermilion Energy (VET), Rogers Communications (RCI), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Open Text (OTEX) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl (VRX).

Axis Capital's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.93%), Kempner Capital Management Inc. (0.11%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.02%), CenturyLink Investment Management Co (0.02%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%) and Cerebellum GP LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Axis Capital stock include Charles A Davis and Conrad D Brooks. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Axis Capital.

AXS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, CenturyLink Investment Management Co, Raymond James Trust N.A. and Kempner Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Axis Capital.

AXS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Sciencast Management LP, Cerebellum GP LLC, First Hawaiian Bank and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . View Insider Buying and Selling for Axis Capital.

Shares of AXS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.50.

Axis Capital has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion and generates $5.09 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $43.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.92 on an earnings per share basis. Axis Capital employs 1,567 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Axis Capital.

The official website for Axis Capital is http://www.axiscapital.com/.

Axis Capital's mailing address is 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0, HM 08. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 441-496-2600 or via email at [email protected]