AXIS Capital Holdings Limited to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $2.69 Per Share, Roth Capital Forecasts (NYSE:AXS)

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for AXIS Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.69 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.70. The consensus estimate for AXIS Capital’s current full-year earnings is $10.18 per share.

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The insurance provider reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.17. AXIS Capital had a net margin of 10.34% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.33 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

AXS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on AXIS Capital from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of AXIS Capital from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of AXIS Capital from $59.00 to $57.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of AXIS Capital from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $67.33.

AXIS Capital Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AXS opened at $65.45 on Friday. AXIS Capital has a fifty-two week low of $51.61 and a fifty-two week high of $66.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.01, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The business has a 50-day moving average of $62.84 and a 200-day moving average of $58.73.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AXIS Capital

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AXS. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of AXIS Capital during the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in AXIS Capital during the 3rd quarter worth $51,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AXIS Capital during the fourth quarter worth $55,000. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of AXIS Capital by 1,787.0% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,302 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 1,233 shares during the period. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of AXIS Capital by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,833 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at AXIS Capital

In related news, Director Stanley A. Galanski bought 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $58.45 per share, for a total transaction of $409,150.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 9,763 shares in the company, valued at approximately $570,647.35. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

AXIS Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.69%. AXIS Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.91%.

About AXIS Capital

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.