Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) Short Interest Down 20.7% in February

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 5,588,593 shares, a decrease of 20.7% from the January 29th total of 7,051,817 shares. Currently, 1.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,119,389 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 2,119,389 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Currently, 1.6% of the company’s stock are sold short.

More Arch Capital Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Arch reported a solid quarterly result earlier this year (beat on EPS and revenue), giving investors confidence in earnings power and underwriting performance. (Background)
• Positive Sentiment: Arch’s board declared a dividend on a series of preferred shares, which supports income investors and signals capital allocation discipline. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest has fallen materially from ~7.05M shares to about 5.59M shares (as of Feb 13), reducing potential downward pressure from short covering; short-interest ratio ~2.6 days. (Feb 13 short-interest data)
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other market sites note increased investor attention on ACGL, which can boost volume and volatility but is not a directional catalyst on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mentions of ACGL in investor letters/fund reports (e.g., Q4 fund commentary) are present but don’t point to a clear company-specific catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: There are conflicting/odd short‑interest data points in some feeds (entries showing 0 shares/NaN), so verify with the exchange’s official short‑interest release before drawing conclusions. (Data anomaly)
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research recently trimmed several near‑term and FY2026–FY2027 EPS estimates for ACGL (multiple quarter and year cuts), which could weigh on valuation and near‑term sentiment. Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on ACGL. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $93.00 target price (up from $84.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Roth Mkm set a $110.00 target price on Arch Capital Group and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $125.00 price target on Arch Capital Group in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Arch Capital Group

In other news, insider Maamoun Rajeh sold 47,430 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 433,589 shares in the company, valued at approximately $41,676,574.68. This represents a 9.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 8,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.17, for a total value of $828,696.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 289,556 shares in the company, valued at $27,267,488.52. This represents a 2.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 260,096 shares of company stock valued at $24,530,685. Company insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 42,414,557 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,861,845,000 after acquiring an additional 493,583 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 23,833,290 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,170,021,000 after purchasing an additional 408,950 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 171,693 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,502,003 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $952,523,000 after purchasing an additional 115,465 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,190,927 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $743,168,000 after buying an additional 360,626 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Arch Capital Group stock opened at $100.15 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $35.63 billion, a PE ratio of 8.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.02 and a beta of 0.40. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $96.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.69. Arch Capital Group has a 1 year low of $82.44 and a 1 year high of $103.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.53.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $4.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 22.07% and a return on equity of 16.73%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.26 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Arch Capital Group will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Arch Capital Group Company 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.