Q1 EPS Estimate for Arch Capital Group Reduced by Analyst

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a report released on Monday, March 30th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.42 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.43. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s FY2026 earnings at $9.33 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $10.06 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $11.32 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $114.00 target price (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $97.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Mizuho upped their price target on Arch Capital Group from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $109.20.

Arch Capital Group Stock Performance

Shares of Arch Capital Group stock opened at $95.49 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $34.02 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22, a P/E/G ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.25. Arch Capital Group has a one year low of $82.44 and a one year high of $103.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.53.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $4.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.94 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.26 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Arch Capital Group

In related news, insider Maamoun Rajeh sold 47,430 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.12, for a total value of $4,558,971.60. Following the sale, the insider owned 433,589 shares in the company, valued at $41,676,574.68. This represents a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo sold 21,930 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total transaction of $2,112,078.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 871,594 shares in the company, valued at approximately $83,943,218.14. This trade represents a 2.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 78,267 shares of company stock worth $7,291,637. 4.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Arch Capital Group in the fourth quarter valued at $463,208,000. Cooke & Bieler LP purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $210,856,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 409.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,835,648 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $257,278,000 after buying an additional 2,279,147 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 184.1% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,670,628 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $256,167,000 after buying an additional 1,730,487 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI purchased a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth about $106,683,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

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.