Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL Holdings Decreased by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership reduced its position in Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 23,638,106 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 195,184 shares during the period. Arch Capital Group makes up approximately 3.0% of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership owned approximately 0.06% of Arch Capital Group worth $2,144,685,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bridges Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group during the third quarter valued at about $1,413,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 12.5% during 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 boosted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.3% during the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 13,525,402 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,214,987,000 after buying an additional 171,693 shares during the period. High Ground Investment Management LLP lifted its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 3.5% in the third 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 bought a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the third quarter worth approximately $210,856,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

Arch Capital Group Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ACGL opened at $99.65 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $36.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.56. Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a 12-month low of $82.44 and a 12-month high of $103.39.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.64. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 16.73% and a net margin of 22.07%.The business had revenue of $4.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.26 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Arch Capital Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Board declared dividends on certain preferred-share series, signaling steady capital allocation and supporting income-oriented investors; this likely provided a near-term lift to sentiment. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports are inconsistent: one series shows a meaningful decline in shorted shares to ~5.59M (≈1.6% of shares) as of Feb 13 (days-to-cover ~2.6), while other entries list 0 shares or NaN changes — likely a data/reporting quirk. The mixed short data makes it hard to read a clear bearish or bullish positioning signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research issued a string of small cuts to several near‑term and FY2026/2027 EPS estimates (Q1/Q4/FY2026 and FY2027 nudged lower), although a few quarters were modestly revised up. The net effect is a slight downward revision to near‑term profitability expectations, which can pressure sentiment if followed by other analysts.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on ACGL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $93.00 price objective (up from $84.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Evercore set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $97.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Barclays set a $104.00 target price on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 203,866 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.90, for a total value of $19,143,017.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 351,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,992,328.40. This represents a 36.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Maamoun Rajeh sold 47,430 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.12, for a total transaction of $4,558,971.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 433,589 shares in the company, valued at approximately $41,676,574.68. This represents a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 260,096 shares of company stock valued at $24,530,685 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 4.20% of the company’s stock.

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.