Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Axis Capital

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Axis Capital in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $11.84 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $11.50. The consensus estimate for Axis Capital’s current full-year earnings is $11.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Axis Capital’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.32 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Axis Capital in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Axis Capital in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Axis Capital from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Axis Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $119.00 price target (up from $115.00) on shares of Axis Capital in a report on Monday, August 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $111.43.

Axis Capital Stock Down 1.9%

NYSE AXS opened at $95.47 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $98.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Axis Capital has a fifty-two week low of $74.27 and a fifty-two week high of $107.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.46 billion, a PE ratio of 9.18, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.83.

Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The insurance provider reported $3.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.41. Axis Capital had a return on equity of 18.77% and a net margin of 14.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.68 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.93 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Axis Capital

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Axis Capital by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,144,247 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $367,265,000 after purchasing an additional 17,764 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Axis Capital by 12.9% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,716,201 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $383,698,000 after purchasing an additional 425,790 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Axis Capital by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,444,128 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $305,219,000 after purchasing an additional 12,571 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Axis Capital by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,042,925 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $181,045,000 after purchasing an additional 20,976 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in Axis Capital by 95.1% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,852,398 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $185,685,000 after purchasing an additional 903,107 shares during the period. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Axis Capital Company Profile

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides various specialty insurance and reinsurance products in Bermuda, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment offers professional insurance products that cover directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions, employment practices, fiduciary, crime, professional indemnity, medical malpractice, and other financial insurance related coverages for commercial enterprises, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and other professional service providers; and property insurance products for commercial buildings, residential premises, construction projects, property in transit, onshore renewable energy installations, and physical damage and business interruption following an act of terrorism.