Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL Position Cut by Madison Asset Management LLC

Madison Asset Management LLC trimmed its stake in Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,707,947 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 117,288 shares during the period. Arch Capital Group comprises approximately 4.7% of Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $427,152,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bridges Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Arch Capital Group in the third quarter worth $1,413,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 12.5% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 192,567 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $17,472,000 after acquiring an additional 21,323 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 13,525,402 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,214,987,000 after acquiring an additional 171,693 shares during the last quarter. High Ground Investment Management LLP boosted its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. High Ground Investment Management LLP now owns 1,714,668 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $155,572,000 after purchasing an additional 58,151 shares during the period. Finally, Cooke & Bieler LP purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $210,856,000. Institutional investors own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

Key Arch Capital Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Arch Capital Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: Arch reported $2.98 EPS (beats consensus) with net income and underwriting strength driving a sizable year‑over‑year increase in profit; company released detailed results and slides. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Management tone and capital return plans supportive: Analysts and transcripts highlight management confidence, disciplined underwriting and accelerating buybacks (management indicated significant buyback capacity for 2026), which underpin valuation support. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue vs. consensus mixed: While EPS and operating income beat, total revenue came in a bit below some consensus figures — investors should check slide deck and call for segment detail to reconcile underwriting vs. investment results. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose in late January: Short interest increased ~21.5% to ~7.05M shares (~2% of shares), which can add volatility and selling pressure if shorts build further or if earnings follow‑through disappoints. (Data from exchange short-interest reports)
• Negative Sentiment: Relative performance lag vs. peers: Despite today’s gains, coverage noted Arch underperformed some competitors on a relative basis, suggesting investors may favor peers on valuation or growth tradeoffs. Read More.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 8,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.17, for a total value of $828,696.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 289,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,267,488.52. This represents a 2.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Francois Morin sold 8,000 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.62, for a total transaction of $756,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 266,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,233,356.22. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 220,666 shares of company stock valued at $20,728,673. Company insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ ACGL opened at $97.85 on Wednesday. Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a twelve month low of $82.44 and a twelve month high of $103.39. The firm has a market cap of $35.48 billion, a PE ratio of 8.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.42. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.64. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 17.00% and a net margin of 22.07%.The firm had revenue of $3.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.26 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Evercore set a $100.00 price target on Arch Capital Group and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Roth Mkm set a $110.00 price target on Arch Capital Group and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $111.00 to $106.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.53.

Arch Capital Group Profile

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL) is a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company that underwrites a broad range of property and casualty, mortgage, and specialty risk products. The company operates through a group of underwriting subsidiaries and platforms to provide insurance, reinsurance and related risk solutions tailored to commercial, institutional and individual clients.

Arch’s product mix includes treaty and facultative reinsurance, primary casualty and property insurance, mortgage insurance and other specialty lines.