AXIS Capital Stock Forecast, Price & News

AXIS Capital's stock was trading at $48.11 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AXS stock has decreased by 7.3% and is now trading at $44.62.
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5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AXIS Capital in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The insurance provider reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.18. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.09 billion. AXIS Capital had a negative return on equity of 1.85% and a negative net margin of 0.41%. AXIS Capital's revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.62 EPS.
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AXIS Capital declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Friday, October 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share on Thursday, October 15th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.68%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st.
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5 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for AXIS Capital's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect AXIS Capital's stock price to reach $53.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price.
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AXIS Capital saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,950,000 shares, a decline of 20.4% from the September 30th total of 2,450,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 790,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 2.7% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to AXIS Capital include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), The Progressive (PGR), Travelers Companies (TRV), The Allstate (ALL), Markel (MKL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI) and The Hanover Insurance Group (THG).
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AXIS Capital trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AXS."

AXIS Capital's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.15%), LSV Asset Management (1.54%), Cambiar Investors LLC (0.22%), Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC (0.15%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.08%) and First Hawaiian Bank (0.02%). Company insiders that own AXIS Capital stock include Albert Benchimol, Anne Melissa Dowling, Charles A Davis, Henry B Smith, Michael A Butt and Peter Vogt.
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AXS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., First Midwest Bank Trust Division, First Hawaiian Bank, and Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC.
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AXS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Clear Street Markets LLC, CWM LLC, Cambiar Investors LLC, and Raymond James Trust N.A.. Company insiders that have bought AXIS Capital stock in the last two years include Albert Benchimol, Anne Melissa Dowling, Charles A Davis, Michael A Butt, and Peter Vogt.
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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 $44.62.

AXIS Capital has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion and generates $5.17 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $323.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.52 on an earnings per share basis. AXIS Capital employs 1,667 workers across the globe.

The official website for AXIS Capital is 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]