Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for ACGL Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Arch Capital Group in a research report issued on Monday, February 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.43 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.46. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.35 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.26 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $2.93 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Arch Capital Group from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $114.00 price objective (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Mizuho upped their target price on Arch Capital Group from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $97.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $106.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $109.20.

Arch Capital Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ACGL opened at $99.18 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $95.86 and its 200-day moving average is $92.47. The company has a market cap of $35.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.54, a PEG ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.53. Arch Capital Group has a 52-week low of $82.44 and a 52-week high of $103.39.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last released its 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 firm had revenue of $3.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bridges Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,413,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 12.5% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 192,567 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $17,472,000 after buying an additional 21,323 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.3% in the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 13,525,402 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,214,987,000 after buying an additional 171,693 shares in the last quarter. High Ground Investment Management LLP raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $155,572,000 after buying an additional 58,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooke & Bieler LP acquired a new position in Arch Capital Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $210,856,000. 89.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Arch Capital Group

In other Arch Capital Group news, CFO Francois Morin sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.62, for a total transaction of $756,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 266,681 shares in the company, valued at $25,233,356.22. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Maamoun Rajeh sold 47,430 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.12, for a total value of $4,558,971.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 433,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,676,574.68. The trade was a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 268,096 shares of company stock worth $25,287,645 over the last three months. Company insiders own 4.10% 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.