Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Sells 7,879 Shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich trimmed its holdings in Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 15.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 44,463 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 7,879 shares during the quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $4,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 30,954.5% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,912 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,294,000 after buying an additional 23,835 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 49.3% in the 4th quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 12,088 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,159,000 after buying an additional 3,993 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors grew its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 19.8% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 6,930 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the period. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $9,592,000. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $247,000. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on ACGL. Mizuho cut their price target on Arch Capital Group from $102.00 to $101.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Arch Capital Group from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Arch Capital Group from $120.00 to $122.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays boosted their price target on Arch Capital Group from $104.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price target (up from $97.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $106.32.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Arch Capital Group news, Director Daniel Joseph Houston purchased 5,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $94.08 per share, with a total value of $498,624.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 9,915 shares in the company, valued at approximately $932,803.20. This trade represents a 114.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider David Gansberg sold 5,907 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.37, for a total value of $569,257.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 336,559 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,434,190.83. This represents a 1.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 32,837 shares of company stock valued at $2,766,946 in the last 90 days. 3.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Arch Capital Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised near-term earnings estimates for Arch Capital, including Q1 2027 and Q2 2027, and also slightly lifted its Q1 2028 forecast, signaling improving profit expectations. Arch Capital Group estimate updates
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst note highlighted Arch Capital’s strong premium growth, rising investment income and favorable property & casualty market trends, which support long-term expansion and may help justify the stock’s premium valuation. ACGL’s Solid Growth Comes With a Premium Valuation: Hold or Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: At the same time, Zacks trimmed several other future earnings estimates for Arch Capital, including Q2 2026, Q3 2026, Q4 2026, FY2026, FY2027, and FY2028, suggesting some caution around the pace of earnings growth. Arch Capital Group estimate revisions

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:ACGL opened at $93.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $95.39 and a 200 day moving average of $94.60. The company has a market cap of $32.84 billion, a PE ratio of 7.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The insurance provider reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $4.52 billion during the quarter. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 17.61% and a net margin of 24.64%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 9.29 EPS 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.