Research Analysts Set Expectations for ACGL Q1 Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Arch Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.49 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.51. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s FY2026 earnings at $9.39 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.60 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The insurance provider reported $2.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $1.01. The firm had revenue of $5.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.39 billion. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 16.38% and a net margin of 20.96%.During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.99 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on ACGL. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Monday, September 15th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $98.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group from $110.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $88.00 target price on Arch Capital Group and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $106.85.

Arch Capital Group Stock Performance

Shares of ACGL opened at $93.92 on Friday. Arch Capital Group has a 1 year low of $82.44 and a 1 year high of $97.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.06 billion, a PE ratio of 8.79, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.55. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.38.

Institutional Trading of Arch Capital Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 42,414,557 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $3,861,845,000 after purchasing an additional 493,583 shares during the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its position in Arch Capital Group by 1.7% during the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 23,833,290 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,170,021,000 after buying an additional 408,950 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Arch Capital Group by 1.3% in the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 13,525,402 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,214,987,000 after buying an additional 171,693 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Arch Capital Group by 1.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,502,003 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $952,523,000 after buying an additional 115,465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 4.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,190,927 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $743,168,000 after acquiring an additional 360,626 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Arch Capital Group

In related news, CFO Francois Morin sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.62, for a total value of $756,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 266,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,233,356.22. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 4.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

Arch Capital Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products worldwide. The company's Insurance segment offers primary and excess casualty coverages; loss sensitive primary casualty insurance programs; directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices and fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, and other financial related coverages; medical professional and general liability insurance coverages; and workers' compensation and umbrella liability, as well as commercial automobile and inland marine products.