Axis Capital FY2025 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Axis Capital in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $11.88 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $11.84. 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 $2.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.04 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on AXS. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $119.00 target price (up previously from $115.00) on shares of Axis Capital in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Axis Capital in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on Axis Capital from $118.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Axis Capital from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Axis Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $111.43.

Axis Capital Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE AXS opened at $99.17 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $97.38 and its 200-day moving average is $97.66. Axis Capital has a one year low of $74.68 and a one year high of $107.19. The firm has a market cap of $7.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.77. 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 (NYSE:AXS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The insurance provider reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.68 billion. Axis Capital had a return on equity of 18.77% and a net margin of 14.30%.Axis Capital’s revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.93 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AXS. Smithfield Trust Co boosted its stake in shares of Axis Capital by 94.0% during the 2nd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 293 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Axis Capital during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Axis Capital during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Axis Capital during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Axis Capital by 1,542.9% in the 1st 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 period. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Axis Capital

In other news, insider Daniel J. Draper sold 4,305 shares of Axis Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.57, for a total transaction of $420,038.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,587,366.33. The trade was a 20.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Henry B. Smith sold 3,500 shares of Axis Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.67, for a total value of $345,345.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 47,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,666,597.65. This represents a 6.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 12,205 shares of company stock valued at $1,188,048 over the last quarter. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.