Q3 Earnings Forecast for Axis Capital Issued By Roth Capital

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Axis Capital in a research note issued on Thursday, July 31st. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $2.77 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.83. The consensus estimate for Axis Capital’s current full-year earnings is $11.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Axis Capital’s FY2025 earnings at $12.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.31 EPS.

Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 14.30% and a return on equity of 18.77%. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.68 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.93 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on AXS. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Axis Capital in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Axis Capital from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Axis Capital in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Axis Capital from $116.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Axis Capital from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Axis Capital has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.86.

Axis Capital Price Performance

AXS opened at $93.20 on Friday. Axis Capital has a one year low of $70.16 and a one year high of $107.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $100.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Axis Capital by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,694 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $671,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Axis Capital by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 25,065 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,513,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Axis Capital by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 900 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Axis Capital by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 8,231 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $825,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Axis Capital by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 40,915 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,626,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Axis Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Axis Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.92%.

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.