FY2025 EPS Estimates for Axis Capital Boosted by Analyst

Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Research analysts at Roth Capital increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Axis Capital in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the insurance provider will earn $12.65 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $12.15. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.33 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $3.21 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Axis Capital from $119.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen cut Axis Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Axis Capital in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $123.00 price objective on Axis Capital and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Axis Capital in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $104.00 price objective on the stock. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $115.29.

Axis Capital Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE AXS opened at $93.62 on Friday. Axis Capital has a one year low of $77.21 and a one year high of $107.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.69. The company has a market capitalization of $7.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.73. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.77.

Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The insurance provider reported $3.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.72 by $0.53. Axis Capital had a return on equity of 19.25% and a net margin of 16.08%.The firm had revenue of $184.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Axis Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Axis Capital’s payout ratio is 16.92%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Henry B. Smith sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.67, for a total transaction of $345,345.00. Following the sale, the director owned 47,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,666,597.65. The trade was a 6.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Daniel J. Draper sold 4,305 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.57, for a total transaction of $420,038.85. Following the transaction, the insider owned 16,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,587,366.33. This trade represents a 20.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 12,205 shares of company stock worth $1,188,048 over the last ninety days. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Axis Capital

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Axis Capital by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,716,201 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $383,698,000 after purchasing an additional 425,790 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Axis Capital by 95.1% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,852,398 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $185,685,000 after buying an additional 903,107 shares during the last quarter. Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Axis Capital by 47.7% in the 2nd quarter. Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,817,204 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $188,662,000 after acquiring an additional 586,576 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Axis Capital by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,631,198 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $170,069,000 after acquiring an additional 15,755 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Axis Capital by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,359,471 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $136,273,000 after acquiring an additional 4,793 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

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.