Q4 Earnings Forecast for Axis Capital Issued By Roth Capital

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Roth Capital lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Axis Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, July 31st. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $2.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.88. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.97 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on AXS. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Axis Capital from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Axis Capital from $116.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Axis Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Axis Capital in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Axis Capital from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Axis Capital has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.86.

Axis Capital Price Performance

AXS opened at $93.20 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Axis Capital has a 52-week low of $70.16 and a 52-week high of $107.19. The company has a 50 day moving average of $100.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.65. The company has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.83.

Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The insurance provider reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.68 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.93 earnings per share. Axis Capital’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Axis Capital

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Axis Capital during the first quarter valued at $33,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in Axis Capital by 1,542.9% during the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 575 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in Axis Capital during the fourth quarter valued at $88,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Axis Capital by 34.0% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,021 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in Axis Capital by 36.9% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,184 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Axis Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 17th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were paid 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 was Monday, June 30th. Axis Capital’s payout ratio is 16.92%.

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.