NYSE:AXS - Axis Capital Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Axis Capital announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share on Monday, July 16th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 28th. View Axis Capital's Dividend History.

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The insurance provider reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.25. The insurance provider earned $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.31 billion. Axis Capital had a negative return on equity of 3.42% and a negative net margin of 6.52%. View Axis Capital's Earnings History.

Axis Capital is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Axis Capital.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Axis Capital's shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Axis Capital's stock price to reach $61.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Axis Capital.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Axis Capital in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Axis Capital include Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Ms&Ad Insurance Group (MSADY), Markel (MKL), Loews (L), Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Subordinate Voting Shares (FRFHF), XL Group (XL), Cna Financial (CNA), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), American Financial Group (AFG), Alleghany (Y), Everest Re Group (RE), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Validus (VR) and Hanover Insurance Group (THG).

News headlines about AXS stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Axis Capital earned a news impact score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 45.69 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Axis Capital's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cambiar Investors LLC (0.21%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.13%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.08%), Legacy Advisors LLC (0.06%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%) and Clinton Group Inc. (0.03%). Company insiders that own Axis Capital stock include Charles A Davis, Conrad D Brooks, Michael A Butt and Richard T Gieryn Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Axis Capital.

AXS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Cambiar Investors LLC, Legacy Advisors LLC, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Axis Capital.

AXS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clinton Group Inc., CHICAGO TRUST Co NA, Whittier Trust Co., Cerebellum GP LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $57.90.

Axis Capital has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion and generates $4.59 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $-368,960,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($3.15) on an earnings per share basis. Axis Capital employs 1,647 workers across the globe.

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]